Matt Browning
mattbrowning.bsky.social
Matt Browning
@mattbrowning.bsky.social
Author of The Definitive Golden Girls Cultural Reference Guide. Host of the Bookstore Explorer podcast.
I’m happy to share that my next book, The Big Bang Theory Pop Culture Reference Guide, is coming in 2027 from Lyons Press!

Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide will be released in March, and The Definitive Golden Girls Cultural Reference Guide is available now!
September 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Been a little busy lately. You can preorder Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide now! bit.ly/3Vrxcmf
September 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Seven months of watching, note taking, researching, and writing — 153 episodes, a revival series, and thousands of references later — the manuscript for my next book, Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide, has been turned in to my editor. It’ll hit shelves in February 2026.
May 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Coming soon. #gilmoregirls
April 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
That’s a wrap. Finished watching Gilmore Girls — seven seasons plus A Year in the Life.

Thousands of pop culture references. Lots of writing to do.

A little over three months to finish the manuscript for Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide.
February 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Guide Book Update:

Viewing progress: S4E22
Writing progress: S4E8.

The ep “Application Anxiety” was anxiety-inducing. Well over 100 references. And this family? Creepy af.

Also slight dip in reference frequency in season 4. Curious about S5.
January 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
BOOK NEWS: I’m excited to share that my next book, Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide, is coming in 2026 from Lyons Press/Globe Pequot! It’s an episode-by-episode encyclopedia of the show’s thousands of pop culture references. And there are thousands!
December 16, 2024 at 9:45 PM
My bookshop, Plot Twist Books, was named Silver Winner for Best Indie Bookstore in this year’s Best of West Virginia awards from WV Living Magazine. 🥳 If you have readers on your list, shop indie this season.

You can shop with us online thru Bookshop! bookshop.org/shop/plottwi...
December 11, 2024 at 12:04 AM
I first discovered the name Allee Willis as a teen in the liner notes of Cyndi Lauper’s remarkable album Hat Full of Stars. If you don’t recognize the name, you certainly know the permanent mark Allee’s art has made. Check out the doc The World According to Allee Willis on Amazon Prime.
November 24, 2024 at 3:35 AM
The Definitive Golden Girls Cultural Reference Guide is an episode-by-episode encyclopedia of the thousands of pop culture references made on the show.

(And my next book just might be akin to this one…) 🤔
November 23, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Chicks and the City is a children’s picture book about urban agriculture. Chicken Stu stows away in a truck from the farm to the city, has a bit of an identity crisis when he gets there, but ends up discovering all the ways farming and gardening happen in urban areas.
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
I have some book news coming soon, so I thought I’d stroll down memory lane with my previous books while we wait.

Bookstore Explorer: West Virginia is a travel guide to the indie bookshops in my home state. It came out 5 mins before the pandemic hit, so it had a shorter shelf life than it deserved.
November 23, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Current Read — Cher: The Memoir Part One. Perfect author bio.
November 15, 2024 at 8:50 PM
First posts are for dogs.
November 15, 2024 at 1:25 PM