We're all sad Mad Men is ending. But you can pretend you're breathing their rarified air for a little while longer while you read through the books that appeared in the series.
In honor of the finale, the New York Public Library is featuring its Mad Men reading list, a collection of 25 titles read by characters throughout the series. The list was inspired by Billy Parrott, a NYPL librarian who has tracked the book appearances since Season 1. It is part of a larger series of Mad Men events that AMC is hosting across the U.S. leading up to the finale.
Each book also cleverly captures a bit of the character's essence -- it's like they're right there with you while you read.
It's not hard to see why they would want to read these books. From the moral ambiguity in Don's pick, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold to Joan's steamy choice of Lady Chatterley's Lover, they see their own conflicts on the page -- and you can, too.
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The full list:
