Fifteen leading writers explore what "Gilmore Girls" means to them in this delightful celebration of a contemporary TV classic.

Fast-talking, warm-hearted and endlessly rewatchable, “Gilmore Girls” has bonded real-life mothers and daughters since 2000, when its iconic pilot introduced us to Lorelai, Rory and their idyllic Connecticut town of Stars Hollow. More than 20 years later, it has become one of the most-streamed TV shows ever.

In an anthology as intimate and quick-witted as "Gilmore Girls" itself, bestselling author Ann Hood invites 15 writers to investigate their personal relationships to the show. (“It’s a show? It’s a lifestyle. It’s a religion.”) Joanna Rakoff considers how Emily Gilmore helped her understand her own mother; Sanjena Sathian sees herself --- and Asian American defiance --- in Lane Kim; Freya North connects with her son through the show; Francesco Sedita discovers an antidote to pandemic loneliness; and Nina de Gramont offers a comic ode to the unreality of Stars Hollow.

For anyone who identifies as Team Logan, Team Jess or even Team Dean, LIFE'S SHORT, TALK FAST reveals what "Gilmore Girls" tells us about ourselves --- and why it matters.