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Liz Lemon.

30 Rock · 2006–2013

Sandwich in one hand, paperback in the other. Liz’s reading list is workaholic feminism, Nora Ephron, and one (1) very battered Tina Fey memoir.

"I want to go to there." (Bookstore edition.)

3 booksCurated · cited · cross-referenced
The shelf, decoded

Why this list.

Liz Lemon is the rare TV reader whose reading life is mostly lived between meetings, on the subway, at 1am with a slice of cold pizza. The picks below trace her two great affections: Nora Ephron (whom she idolizes) and the late-aughts feminist memoir-essay genre she helped invent.

The reading list

3 books for Liz.

  1. Cover of Bossypants by Tina Fey
    No. 01Creator cited

    Bossypants

    Tina Fey

    Self-portrait. Self-evident.

    CitationCreator-cited

  2. Cover of Heartburn by Nora Ephron
    No. 02Character fit

    Heartburn

    Nora Ephron

    The book Liz reads when she is divorced from a man she never married.

    CitationCharacter-fit

  3. Cover of I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
    No. 03Character fit

    I Feel Bad About My Neck

    Nora Ephron

    The aspirational book. The one Liz keeps face-down on the nightstand.

    CitationCharacter-fit

Closing note

Liz reads the way she eats: voraciously, alone, and only ever the things she truly likes.

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