Gilmore To Read: Lynn Painter Is First & Forever A Jess Girl
Gilmore To Say: A Gilmore Girls Podcast
Tara Llewellyn & Haley McIntosh
4.5 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!
New York Times bestseller and major Gilmore fan Lynn Painter is here with me on June 3rd to talk all about Luke & Lorelai and Duffy & Connor, the love interests in her latest book, First & Forever. A sports romance filled to the brim with witty banter like only Lynn can do, a loving family with an endearing father/daughter relationship, and a romance that has you twirling your hair, heart filling with helium, butterflies for this couple vibes.
In this episode, Lynn and I talk about how her writing career feels like Lorelai's career path, what are her first and forevers of writing, what she thinks of June 3rd's lore. Not to mention more on the adaptions of two of her books as they head to the big screen/stream! Exciting times to be a fan of Lynn!!!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 5, 6, 7, 8. |
| 0:01.5 | Duffy. |
| 0:11.4 | Hi, y'all. |
| 0:12.2 | Welcome or welcome back to Go Mort to Read. |
| 0:13.9 | I am your host, Haley. |
| 0:15.0 | And today is none other than June 3rd. |
| 0:17.6 | Do not save the date because Luke and Lorelei are not getting married. |
| 0:38.1 | But it was actually kind of funny because I'm going to the dentist on June 3rd and they texted me after I made the appointment, save the date, June 3rd. And I was like, literally no one is going to think this funny except for y'all and my besties. I obviously had to tell you about that. But I am really excited about today's episode because while June 3rd might be the least romantic and kind of heartbreaking date in the Gilmore fandom, today's guest knows a lot about |
| 0:42.9 | romantic gestures and heart mending. And that would be Lynn Painter, an icon in the YA and adult |
| 0:48.6 | romance space, who is here to chat with me about her upcoming adaptations, all things Gilmore, |
| 0:53.1 | why the start to her writing career reminded me of Lorelei, and of course her upcoming adaptations, all things Gilmore, why the start to her writing |
| 0:54.4 | career reminded me of Lorelei, and of course her latest released First and Forever. First |
| 0:59.2 | and Forever is an adult romance centering around Duffy, who made a splash in the community |
| 1:03.9 | after an incident involving her favorite football team's mascot. This gets on the radar of star |
| 1:08.8 | player Connor Cunningham, and from there, the team's PR rep |
| 1:12.1 | thinks this might be a good way to get some good press with a fake relationship because of the |
| 1:16.1 | immediate chemistry between Duffy and Connor. Now, Duffy also has a close relationship with her father |
| 1:21.2 | and her gang of roughhousing but deeply loving brothers who are huge fans of the coyotes and |
| 1:26.3 | Connor Cunningham. There's also this charged |
| 1:28.5 | current in their family after the loss of Duffy's mother. The way this weaves into the comedy and |
| 1:32.9 | the romance and the family dynamic feels so impactful and important as Connor makes |
| 1:36.9 | himself a part of the family. What will happen when Duffy finds out his team put him up to dating |
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