Great Moments in Books on GIF History

Here are some highlights to honor our six years of existence

It’s hard to believe Books on GIF has been around since May 8, 2016.¹ Where does the time go? In honor of our birthday we thought we’d share some highlights from the past five years.

• The New York Review of Books Classics imprint wished BoG a happy birthday in 2018:

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Happy birthday, @booksongif!

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Good morning! Books on GIF turns 2 today! It began with 'The Seven Madmen' by Roberto Arlt: https://t.co/xCHQDDhvkZ https://t.co/FAQJaJ3PzA

• Min Jin Lee said BoG was ‘super awesome’:²

• Esquire magazine listed us as one of the ‘The 10 Best Internet Newsletters’ and said ‘Books on GIF is a brilliant high-low fusion of an old art form and modern story telling device.’ I was nearly in tears when I read this for the first time, standing in the Barnes & Noble in Midtown Manhattan. I made a copy and shrunk it down to fit in a little frame on my desk:

  

• Taffy’s book party was great! Followed by a drink at Old Town:

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• The legendary Michiko Kakutani followed BoG on Instagram:

• Book Riot mentioned BoG in the same list as Roxane Gay:

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• Jennifer from KitchenWitch gave us a shoutout on Substack.

• Free bookmarks! (Ping if you want one!)³

  

• This interview with Elizabeth of What To Read If.

• Rachel Syme thought Books on GIF was a ‘very good’ name for a newsletter:⁴

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  @booksongif very good

• Shirts! This is a Dispatch made these and added the ‘Hard G’ to our iconic logo:⁵

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But the greatest joy of doing this newsletter is the friendships and connections we’ve made over the years. Donna and I can’t thank you enough for your support, advice and kind words—and your book recommendations! It means so much to us:

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1. I explained BoG’s full origin story here.

2. Eternally grateful to Carla for this!

3. Email me at booksongif@gmail.com for a bookmark.

4. Subscribe to the newsletter, Rachel!

5. Thank you Danielle for sporting this iconic shirt! Thanks to Nicole, always, for the logo!