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Hi everyone! I'm Mike and I use GIFs to review books. Books on GIF comes out every two weeks and it features a diverse range of books (fiction, nonfiction, bestsellers, classics and graphic novels) and authors.

I started the newsletter because I was frustrated by the sameness in book criticism: everywhere you looked, from legacy publications to social media, you saw the same books, the same authors and the same style of discussion. I wanted to try something different, highlight the popular as well as the obscure, and maybe bring some fun and fresh air to the book space. I try to emphasize the joy of reading and finding books that have personal meaning over whether a book is 'good' or 'bad.'

A newsletter I just subscribed to today is: https://blgtylr.substack.com. Really excited to read it.

A newsletter that I always open immediately is Dearest. It’s so good! Just look at the crazy baby-face brooch in this edition! https://dearest.substack.com/p/stupidly-huge-diamonds-horrible-baby

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Haaa, Mike, I wrote my post before I even saw this! Thanks as always for the boost, and also for pitching in to further troll the public with that horrendous brooch.

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Monica! If I can't unsee that brooch, than neither will anyone else!

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I'm obsessed with Dearest (and your newsletter.)

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Thanks! I am in awe of your newsletter and how you get to so many books and interview so many interesting people! It’s so good!

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Lurve it, Mike!

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Thanks, Jean! I’m glad you like it!

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I am so glad to find you. Love books. Love innovative ways to talk about them. I'm looking forward to sharing your work with my subscribers who also love books.

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That’s wonderful, Elizabeth! Thanks so much. I hope you (and they) enjoy it!

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What a unique idea Mike!

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Thanks, Rufat!! Appreciate it.

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Such a great idea! Subscribed!

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Thanks, Thor! I hope you enjoy it.

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I *love* this idea.

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Thanks, Barry!

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Hi Books on GIF! Great to have you here!

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Thanks, Bailey!!

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