{"id":58,"date":"2016-10-15T14:37:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T18:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2017-04-01T16:31:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T20:31:21","slug":"litbits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/litbits\/","title":{"rendered":"LitBits: Sharing Book Hooks and Literary Rabbit Holes with Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/merilyn-simonds2-lg.jpg\" rel=\"wpdevart_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-491\" src=\"http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/merilyn-simonds2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Merilyn Smonds at San Miguel Writers Conference\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/merilyn-simonds2-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/merilyn-simonds2.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Every few months\u2014more often when lots is happening\u2014I share news of books that have their hooks into me, research rabbit holes I\u2019m exploring, great bookstores and bookish sites I\u2019ve discovered. LitBits friends are the first to know when a new book is coming out. Now and then I share new writing before it becomes public, and other treats.<\/p>\n<p>Use the form on the right to receive LitBits. If you subscribe to my blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/\">Books Unpacked<\/a>, you automatically receive LitBits.<\/p>\n<p>You can leave at any time and I will never to share your email with anyone. Promise.<\/p>\n\n<!-- NOTE: If you need to make changes to this file, copy it to your current theme's main\n\tdirectory so your changes won't be overwritten when the plugin is upgraded. -->\n\n<!-- Post Wrap Start-->\n<div class=\"post hentry ivycat-post\">\n\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post TITLE -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merilynsimonds.com\/books-unpacked-blog\/december-2016-litbits\/\">December 2016 LitBits<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post EXCERPT.  To display full content including images and html,\n\t\treplace the_excerpt(); with the_content();  below. -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Every few months or so, LitBits offers\u00a0bookish bits and pieces that inform, intrigue, provoke, and, I hope, delight. Stay up-to-date on news from the literary world and from my writing casita. Every issue I give away a book to a lucky subscriber. 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