diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 2022-08-24
+
+- Add book.json to manually define GitBook configuration; let's see if that helps with some outstanding oddities
+- Add "hints" GitBook plugin
+
 ## 2022-08-23
 
 - Add CHANGELOG and TODO chapters
diff --git a/book.json b/book.json
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+++ b/book.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "title": "Learn Lisp The Hard Way",
+    "author": "\"the Phoeron\" Colin J.E. Lupton",
+    "structure": {
+        "readme": "index.md",
+        "summary": "SUMMARY.md"
+    }
+    "plugins": ["hints"]
+}
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
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--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@ author: \"the Phoeron\" Colin J.E. Lupton
 <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nd/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br /><span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Learn Lisp The Hard Way</span> by <a xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" href="https://thephoeron.common-lisp.dev" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL">"the Phoeron" Colin J.E. Lupton</a> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.
 </p>
 
+<!--
 <div class="alert alert-danger">
   <p>
     <i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> This is a draft-in-progress edition of Learn Lisp the Hard Way.  Content is being constantly added and revised.  Please check back often for updates.
   </p>
 </div>
+-->
+
+{% hint style='danger' %}
+This is a draft-in-progress edition of Learn Lisp the Hard Way. Content is being constantly added and revised. Please check back often for updates.
+{% endhint %}
 
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