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  A History of the...

  Percival Everett, James Kincaid

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  “A truly funny sendup of the corrupt politics of academe, the publishing industry and politics, as well as a subtle but biting critique of racial ideology.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  This “hilarious high-concept satire” (Publishers Weekly), by the PEN/Faulkner finalist and acclaimed author of Telephone and Erasure, is a fictitious and satirical chronicle of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond’s desire to pen a history of African-Americans—his and his aides’ belief being that he has done as much, or more, than any American to shape that history. An epistolary novel, The History follows the letters of loose cannon Congressional office workers, insane interns at a large New York publishing house and disturbed publishing executives, along with homicidal rival editors, kindly family friends, and an aspiring author named Septic. Strom Thurmond appears charming and open, mad and sure of his place in American history. 
   
  “Outrageously funny . . . it could become a cult classic.” —Library Journal 
   
  “I think Percival Everett is a genius. I’ve been a fan since his first novel . . . He’s a brilliant writer and so damn smart I envy him.” —Terry McMillan, New York Times-bestselling author of It’s Not All Downhill from Here 
   
  “God bless Percival Everett, whose dozens of idiosyncratic books demonstrate a majestic indifference to literary trends, the market or his critics.”?The Wall Street Journal

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  The Former Boy Wonder

  Robert Graham

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  The Former Boy Wonder is a bittersweet comedy that takes a sidelong look at first love, fathers and sons, and fidelity. With an irresistible plot and an impeccable sense of place and time, Robert Graham asks if it's ever too late to grow up.
  
  It's a rainy August in Manchester and music writer Peter Duffy's life is falling apart. He's knocking on fifty, his career is flatlining, his marriage is failing, and his teenage son barely speaks to him.
  
  And then a friend from university days invites him to a party at the manor house where he met his first love, the dazzling Sanchia Page. All the old gang are going to be there, and although it's a long shot, maybe she will, too, which wouldn't be helpful. Or would it?
  
  'Warm, funny and affecting. A page-turning delight.' -CAROLINE SMAILES, author of Mrs Van Gogh
  
  'I kept picturing lipstick traces on a cigarette and hearing late-night records, the kind you play to conjure up a golden age. This wonder boy's song brings a romantic's past to life on the page and reveals the secret fears behind it.' -JEFF YOUNG, Costa Award shortlisted author of Ghost Town
  
  'A wonder of a novel' -JAMES RICE, author of Alice and the Fly

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  The Motion Picture Teller

  Colin Cotterill

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  Thailand, 1996: Supot, a postman with the Royal Thai Mail service, hates his job. The only bright spot in his life is watching classic movies with his best friend, Ali, the owner of a video store. These cinephiles adore the charisma of the old Western stars, particularly the actresses, and bemoan the state of modern Thai cinema—until a mysterious cassette, entitled Bangkok 2010, arrives at Ali’s store.Bangkok 2010 is a dystopian film set in a near-future Thailand—and Supot and Ali, immediately obsessed, agree it’s the most brilliant Thai movie they’ve ever seen. But nobody else has ever heard of the movie, the director, the actors, or any of the crew. Who would make a movie like this and not release it, and why?Feeling a powerful calling to solve the mystery of Bangkok 2010, Supot journeys deep into the Thai countryside and discovers that powerful people are dead set on keeping the film buried.

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  Abbott and Costello: Lou Has to...

  Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

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  Lou discovers the notion of income tax and doesnt like it.

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  That Spot

  Jack London

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  A dog that just doesn't seem to disappear, no matter how hard they try. 
  Enjoy this humorous jaunt from Jack London, narrated by Audible best seller Evan Schmitt. 
  Production copyright 2023 by Riveting Publishing

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  Baby Cobra

  Ali Wong

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  Ali Wong's stand up special delves into her sexual adventures, hoarding, the rocky road to pregnancy, and why feminism is terrible.

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