{"id":36966,"date":"2023-04-02T19:09:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T02:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/?p=36966"},"modified":"2023-04-08T21:36:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T04:36:31","slug":"now-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/now-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Reading: East of Eden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Now Reading: East of Eden by John Steinbeck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"183\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_9432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_9432.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_9432-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_9432-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now Reading: East of Eden by John Steinbeck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":[],"categories":[3,3315],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37017,"url":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/2023-the-year-that-was\/","url_meta":{"origin":36966,"position":0},"title":"2023: The Year That Was","author":"Jandy","date":"January 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"As usual, I've failed at getting back into posting regularly, and as usual, I'm making another resolution to do better. 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