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‘Books on GIF is a brilliant high-low fusion of an old art form and modern storytelling device.’
-- Esquire
‘Books on GIF is exactly what it sounds like: a book review sent every other week, told with gifs.’ -- Book Riot
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‘Books on GIF is a brilliant high-low fusion of an old art form and modern storytelling device.’
-- Esquire
‘Books on GIF is exactly what it sounds like: a book review sent every other week, told with gifs.’ -- Book Riot
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"[H]e came to see the destruction as a cold, mindless response to the life in which Miller had immersed himself."
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'Butcher's Crossing' by John Williams
'And no more dreams; I take what I can get when I can get it, and worry about nothing else.'—Review #271
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December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"[H]e came to see the destruction as a cold, mindless response to the life in which Miller had immersed himself."
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‘Butcher’s Crossing’ is a beautifully written and evocative novel with a powerful message that will stay with me for a long time.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
‘Butcher’s Crossing’ is a beautifully written and evocative novel with a powerful message that will stay with me for a long time.
Grace is a force in the universe that can empower and change us unbidden and without requiring reciprocity, as the story points out. But karma exists, too.
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'Martyr!' by Kaveh Akbar
'An alphabet, like a life, is a finite set of shapes. With it, one can produce almost anything.'—Review #270
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December 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Grace is a force in the universe that can empower and change us unbidden and without requiring reciprocity, as the story points out. But karma exists, too.
booksongif.substack.com/p/martyr-kav...
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Books on GIF kicks off 2026 with a review of 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë. Hits inboxes 1/4. Excited for this one!
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Books on GIF kicks off 2026 with a review of 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë. Hits inboxes 1/4. Excited for this one!
Next Sunday's newsletter will feature a review of 'Butcher's Crossing' by John Williams.
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Next Sunday's newsletter will feature a review of 'Butcher's Crossing' by John Williams.
'She poured out a little whisky and sipped it. She felt an instant of false comfort. The whisky did not know of her troubles.'
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'A Fairly Honourable Defeat' by Iris Murdoch
Books on GIF turns 9; 'She poured out a little whisky and sipped it. She felt an instant of false comfort. The whisky did not know of her troubles.'—Review #256
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December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
'She poured out a little whisky and sipped it. She felt an instant of false comfort. The whisky did not know of her troubles.'
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Yes, we are all mortal, but remember that we are living, too.
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'Martyr!' by Kaveh Akbar
'An alphabet, like a life, is a finite set of shapes. With it, one can produce almost anything.'—Review #270
booksongif.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Yes, we are all mortal, but remember that we are living, too.
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'To fail to embrace my dreams now would be a disgrace so great that sin itself would not be able to find a name for it.'
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November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
'To fail to embrace my dreams now would be a disgrace so great that sin itself would not be able to find a name for it.'
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GREAT newsletter written for years by my former editor and friend … you’ll love it!
Books on GIF is a smart, fun & FREE newsletter that uses GIFs to review books. Bestsellers. Classics. Niche gems. Let’s find your next favorite book!
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Books on GIF | Substack
I use GIFs to review books. Click to read Books on GIF, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
GREAT newsletter written for years by my former editor and friend … you’ll love it!
Books on GIF is a smart, fun & FREE newsletter that uses GIFs to review books. Bestsellers. Classics. Niche gems. Let’s find your next favorite book!
Subscribe:
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Books on GIF | Substack
I use GIFs to review books. Click to read Books on GIF, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
booksongif.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Books on GIF is a smart, fun & FREE newsletter that uses GIFs to review books. Bestsellers. Classics. Niche gems. Let’s find your next favorite book!
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I’m glad Dua Lipa inspired me to change my plans and read this book.
'The Trees' by Percival Everett
'"I don't know what's happening," Jim said. "But something's going on in the state of Mississippi."'—Review #266
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November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I’m glad Dua Lipa inspired me to change my plans and read this book.
The Secret History of Kate Bush
'The Secret History of Kate Bush (& the Strange Art of Pop)' by Fred Vermorel
'Shroud her in the mystery of her power and the power of her mystery.'—Review #265
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November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Secret History of Kate Bush
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
'How terribly quickly things go away into the past and people become ghosts, first vivid ghosts, then pale ghosts, then just names, then—nothing.'
'The Green Knight' by Iris Murdoch
'How terribly quickly things go away into the past and people become ghosts, first vivid ghosts, then pale ghosts, then just names, then—nothing.'—Review #268
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November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
'How terribly quickly things go away into the past and people become ghosts, first vivid ghosts, then pale ghosts, then just names, then—nothing.'
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As if she’s just woken from a strange dream, Edna realizes she has spent years cosplaying as a happy wife and mother, and also that her husband is a cold man, that she is not cut out for parenthood, and that her life is generally joyless.
'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin
'And Nature takes no account of moral consequences, of arbitrary conditions which we create, and which we feel obliged to maintain at any cost.'—Review #269
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November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
As if she’s just woken from a strange dream, Edna realizes she has spent years cosplaying as a happy wife and mother, and also that her husband is a cold man, that she is not cut out for parenthood, and that her life is generally joyless.
Grace is a force in the universe that can empower and change us unbidden and without requiring reciprocity, as the story points out. But karma exists, too.
'Martyr!' by Kaveh Akbar
'An alphabet, like a life, is a finite set of shapes. With it, one can produce almost anything.'—Review #270
booksongif.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Grace is a force in the universe that can empower and change us unbidden and without requiring reciprocity, as the story points out. But karma exists, too.
Yes, we are all mortal, but remember that we are living, too.
'Martyr!' by Kaveh Akbar
'An alphabet, like a life, is a finite set of shapes. With it, one can produce almost anything.'—Review #270
booksongif.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Yes, we are all mortal, but remember that we are living, too.
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In 2026 I will once again joining forces with Kim at Reading Matters to host 'A Year with Iris Murdoch'
We kick off with The Sea, The Sea in January.
I've never read her before so looking forward to this one!
We kick off with The Sea, The Sea in January.
I've never read her before so looking forward to this one!
Annoucing A Year with Iris Murdoch for 2026!
I’m delighted to once again join forces with Kim from Reading Matters during 2026 for a Year With Iris Murdoch! This will be our fourth year jointly exploring the work of one Irish writer…
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November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In 2026 I will once again joining forces with Kim at Reading Matters to host 'A Year with Iris Murdoch'
We kick off with The Sea, The Sea in January.
I've never read her before so looking forward to this one!
We kick off with The Sea, The Sea in January.
I've never read her before so looking forward to this one!
The latest Books on GIF newsletter is out!
'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin
'And Nature takes no account of moral consequences, of arbitrary conditions which we create, and which we feel obliged to maintain at any cost.'—Review #269
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November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The latest Books on GIF newsletter is out!
Although it is technically no longer Murdoch-tober, it always is in our hearts and minds. This post was jammed up in a Buffer queue and just released lol
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Although it is technically no longer Murdoch-tober, it always is in our hearts and minds. This post was jammed up in a Buffer queue and just released lol
It's still Iris Murdoch-tober!
Welcome to Iris Murdoch-tober
Let's spend October reading and discussing one of my favorite authors, who I hope will become one of yours, too.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's still Iris Murdoch-tober!
It's still Iris Murdoch-tober!
Welcome to Iris Murdoch-tober
Let's spend October reading and discussing one of my favorite authors, who I hope will become one of yours, too.
booksongif.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It's still Iris Murdoch-tober!