November 2025 Group Read Nominations

[Ashley, Accidental Mod]

🥧 November 2025 Group Read Nominations
Theme: Food, Family & Festivities

🍂 The chill is settling in, and November is just around the corner — which means it’s time to nominate our next cozy, heartwarming read! This month’s theme is inspired by gratitude, gatherings, and all things delicious. Think books that celebrate the chaos and comfort of family, food, and festive traditions.

Important Dates:
📚 Nominations are OPEN NOW and close Oct 18th
🗳️ Voting (via POLL) will be Oct 19th - Oct 25th
📖 Reading & Discussion begins Nov 1st

How to nominate:
• Choose up to 3 titles from the official Rory Gilmore Reading List that fit the theme — think books featuring family dynamics, food, celebrations, traditions, or heartfelt connections.
• Off-theme picks will be politely excused from the table. 😉

Pull up a chair, pass the stuffing, and let’s find the perfect story to share this season of gratitude and gathering. 🕯️🍷

[Ashley, Accidental Mod]

Nominations

🍂 Little Women
🍂 David Copperfield
🍂 Great Expectations
🍂 The Secret Life of Bees
🍂 The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar
🍂 The Joy Luck Club
🍂 Mrs. Dalloway
🍂 Terms of Endearment

[Mary]

Little women- family, celebrations

[Tanu]

David Copperfield
Great Expectations
East of Eden

[Fleur]

The secret life of bees

[Ashley, Accidental Mod]

Nominations added to here. Can't wait for more!

*a quick note - East of Eden was not added, as it's not on the list. I forgive you, because I thought it was on the list too... and I was bummed about it.

[Ashley, Accidental Mod]

My Nomination: The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander

I’m taking a slightly unconventional route. The Kitchen Boy tells the story of the Romanov family’s final days, as witnessed by their young kitchen servant. Through the meals he serves and the quiet domestic rituals he observes, we see a royal family clinging to small comforts while the world outside collapses. It’s a haunting reminder that even in history’s darkest moments, the ties of family and the rituals of food and togetherness endure.

A poignant, beautifully written historical novel and a perfect “Rory” pick for fall.

[Jenny Baker]

The Joy Luck Club
Mrs. Dalloway
Terms of Endearment

[Linda]

I also nominate Little Women!! Such a cute cozy, family focused book!

[Bethany]

David Copperfield because I have yet to read it.

[Iris & the Old Bookshelf]

Little Women 😍

[Katherine]

The Fellowship of the Ring