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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 28/09/2026

It’s almost October, a month known at Books on GIF as ‘Iris Murdoch-tober.’ We’ll kick off our second-annual celebration of Iris Murdoch’s work with a novel that several BoG readers have recommended to me: ‘The Nice and the Good.’ Join us!

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 18/02/2026

'A Strange Woman' by Leylâ Erbil will be featured in our next newsletter. Look for the review on Sunday, 3/1. Subscribe here: booksongif.substack.com

A Strange Woman is the title of Leylâ Erbil's novel. The title is written in multi-colored letters over a navy blue background. In the top right corner is the fave of a woman looking to the right.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 18/01/2026

Up next. Review coming 2/1.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 25/12/2025

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! booksongif.substack.com

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 02/12/2025

Books on GIF kicks off 2026 with a review of 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë. Hits inboxes 1/4. Excited for this one!

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 01/12/2025

Next Sunday's newsletter will feature a review of 'Butcher's Crossing' by John Williams.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 30/11/2025

'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.' booksongif.substack.com/p/conquest-o...

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 28/11/2025

Looking for a Black Friday deal? Books on GIF is free! booksongif.substack.com

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 26/11/2025

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 17/10/2025

Hope some of you will check in on Sunday! booksongif.substack.com

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 24/09/2025

Getting ready for #IrisMurdoch -tober next month by reading her first novel, 'Under the Net.' Join us for a month of celebrating Iris's work! booksongif.substack.com

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 23/09/2025

Getting ready for #IrisMurdoch -tober next month by reading her first novel, 'Under the Net.' Join us for a month of celebrating Iris's work! booksongif.substack.com

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 08/07/2025

We are reading Werner Herzog's book about Fitzcarraldo next. So far, it's WILD.

The cover of Werner Herzog's Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo shows a faint picture of a boat on a hill.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 28/01/2025

Forgot to include this one 😂

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 31/12/2024

My New Year’s resolution is the same every year: to convince an indie publisher to bring ‘Lee & Elaine’ back into print. 🙏🏼 🙏🏼

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 03/12/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 02/12/2024

A reminder that you should read Marguerite Yourcenar.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 02/12/2024

I've never read a page-turner that gave me nightmares before. What a book!

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 02/12/2024

The 250th Books on GIF review newsletter is coming in early 2025. It will feature…

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy has a painting of a woman in historic attire. A green box is overlaid with the title and author’s name.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 01/12/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 01/12/2024

In today's newsletter, Books on GIF subscribers are voting for our first review of 2025. The options: * 'The Book of Form and Emptiness' by Ruth Ozeki * 'Out' by Natsuo Kirino * 'Biography of X' by Catherine Lacey booksongif.substack.com/p/catherine-...

Out by Natsuo Kirino has a horizontally bifurcated cover design, top grey bottom pink. A drawing of a lizard in the middle. Text reads Out Natsuo Kirino with an introduction by James Elroy.

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki has a red background with white lettering and blue drop shadow. Words and star charts are in the drop shadow. A circle in the top left corner has text saying wonner of the 2022 women's prize for fiction. a blurb reads 'Inventive, vivid and propelled by a sense of wonder'-Time.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 30/11/2024

Books on GIF subscribers will get to vote on the first book we'll review in 2025. Here's a sneak preview of the options. Can you identify these books?

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 30/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 30/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12 & 13 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 27/11/2024

The last Books on GIF review of 2024 will feature:

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 27/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 11 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 27/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 10 #booksky #bookchallenge

The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 25/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 9 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 24/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 23/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 7 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 22/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 6 #booksky #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 21/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 5 #booksky #books #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 20/11/2024

An absolutely magnificent tree.

A giant tree has rust colored leaves. In the Fens. Boston.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 20/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 4 #booksky #books #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 19/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 3 #booksky #books #bookchallenge

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 18/11/2024

This one. Hands down fave.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 18/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 2 #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung by Lester Bangs

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 17/11/2024

‘Mammoth’ is a fascinating and fierce novel that explores the drive to live on one’s own terms—and the consequences.

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 17/11/2024

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #1 #booksky #books #reading

$The cover of Chaos Making a New Science by James Gleick show a string of globes hovering over what appear to be fractals.$

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 16/11/2024

The last Books on GIF review of 2024 will feature:

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Books on GIF @booksongif.com · 14/11/2024

If you're into talking politics and hooking up at parties, this is the book for you. (It's also so smart and well written!)

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