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Nominations for the September 2025 Group Read are now OPEN!
You have until August 15th to submit your picks.
🗓️ Theme: Fresh Starts & New Chapters
This can include new beginnings, major life transitions, starting over, new jobs, new towns, new identities .... however you interpret it!
📚 Nominate up to 3 titles!
Make your suggestions in the nomination thread here!!
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Thank you to everyone who submitted picks for our September 2025 Group Read with the theme Fresh Starts & New Chapters. The poll is now live — it’s time to vote!
🗳️ Poll: Fresh Starts & New Chapters
Voting will be open until Aug 24, 2025 11:59PM PDT, and the winning book will be announced after.
Happy voting! 📚✨
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September is back-to-school season in Stars Hollow style! Here's an early look at next month’s mini challenge so you can plan your cozy reads. You’ll have the chance to dive into 1–3 books and share your reading adventures.
Sign up early, get excited, and join the fun when the challenge officially kicks off in September! Full details are in the September Mini Challenge thread.
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The group has spoken, and our September Buddy Read is…
✨ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë✨
A timeless Gothic classic, Jane Eyre takes us into the life of an orphaned young woman who dares to demand love, respect, and independence on her own terms. From the moors of Northern England to the secrets of Thornfield Hall, this story blends romance, mystery, and a fierce female voice that still resonates nearly 200 years later.
💬 Discussion will take place in the Official Group Book Discussion thread, so grab your copy and join us as we read together this September!
Who’s excited to dive in? 🙋♀️
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Theme: The Season of Spooky is Upon Us
🕯️ October 2025 Group Read Nominations are OPEN Sept 26th - 29th
Make your suggestions in the nomination thread HERE!!
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Theme: The Season of Spooky is Upon Us
Nominations are now Closed
Poll is LIVE (through Oct 4th)! VOTE HERE
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The group has spoken, and our October Buddy Read is…
✨ Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ✨
A groundbreaking Gothic novel that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist whose obsessive pursuit of knowledge leads him to create life, only to recoil from the result. Shelley’s tale of creation and consequence is often called the first true work of science fiction, but it’s also a deeply human exploration of isolation, ambition, and what it means to be monstrous.
💬 Discussion will take place in the Official Group Book Discussion thread, so grab your copy and join us as we read together this October!
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Theme: Food, Family & Festivities
Nominations are now CLOSED
Poll is LIVE (through Oct 25th)! VOTE HERE
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Welcome to the official announcement thread for all things happening in 2025 in the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Group!
This is your go-to space for all updates, changes, additions, and important information related to our challenge for this year. Be sure to follow this thread or check back regularly so you don’t miss a thing!
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