Thus the Rory Gilmore Reading List was born – and it’s the perfect autumnal activity if you’ve finished the series and have a lot (a lot) of free time on your hands. Here’s what you need ...

As a young aspiring journalist graduating from college in the 2000s, I was quickly hooked on The WB's "Gilmore Girls" — mostly because I saw a lot of my own ups and downs mirrored by Rory Gilmore.