Ep. #84 — TV shows with book tie ins
If you like Gilmore Girls:
- Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren GrahamÂ
- Eat Like a Gilmore
- Wild by Cheryl Strayed
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up by Marie Kondo
If you like (guilty pleasure) reality shows:
- I Didn’t Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain by Courtney Robertson (trashy tell-all from former Bachelor contestant)
- Andy Cohen’s books (dishes about Real Housewives)
- Life on the Ramona Coaster by Ramona Singer
- Turning The Tables by Teresa Guidici
- You’ve Got To Get Bigger Dreams by Alan Cumming
- A Shore Thing by Snooki
- Troublemaker by Leah Remini
- Books for fans of Bones
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Series)
If you like HGTV: Â
- The Magnolia Story by Chip & Joanna Gaines (It’s written by the stars of my fave HGTV show, Fixer Upper)
- Dream Home by Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott (Property Brothers)
- Young House Love by John and Sherry Petersik (not on HGTV but if you like home design and some DIY projects and books written by duos, good readalike option)
- EveryDayCook by Alton Brown
- Michael Symon’s 5 in 5 by Michael Symon
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If you like gossip about behind the scenes drama on TV shows:
- Sorry Not Sorry by Naya Rivera (tell-all by an actress who was on Glee)
- Live from New York (behind the scenes through the history of SNL)
- The War for Late Night by Bill Carter (about the drama that happened with Leno, Letterman, and Conan O’Brien)
- Those guys have all the fun (behind the scenes of ESPN)
- Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon’s Golden Age
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The Parks and Rec recs…
- Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption by Nick OffermanÂ
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler
- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
- Stories I only tell my friends by Rob Lowe
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And here’s a big list of books becoming TV shows in 2017!
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