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  The Pickwick Papers

  Charles Dickens

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  The Pickwick Papers was Charles Dickens' first novel. Because of his success with Sketches by Boz published in 1836 Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to supply descriptions to explain a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by illustrator Robert Seymour,[and to connect them into a novel. The book became Britain's first real publishing phenomenon, with bootleg copies, theatrical performances, Sam Weller joke books, and other merchandise. On its cultural impact, Nicholas Dames in The Atlantic writes, “Literature” is not a big enough category for Pickwick. It defined its own, a new one that we have learned to call “entertainment.” Published in 19 issues over 20 months, the success of The Pickwick Papers popularized serialised fiction and cliffhanger endings.Seymour's widow claimed the idea for the novel was originally her husband's, but Dickens strenuously denied any specific input in his preface to the 1867 edition: "Mr. Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book."Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.

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  Proof of Progress - A Novel

  Elizabeth Castellano

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  From the author of the Good Morning America Book Club pick Save What’s Left comes a witty and sharp-tongued novel about an actress whose manuscript is thirty-seven years overdue—and the life moments that led to its delay. 
  Maria Astorini, once popular character actress and late-night talk show darling, is having a moment. The B-list actress has survived deaths, divorces, a famous mother, a Hollywood blacklist, a string of public embarrassments, an aging face, financial ruin, an empty nest, a difficult best friend, and a worldwide pandemic. Now, she’s back and bigger than ever. A small, unexpected role has heightened her celebrity status and propelled her, at age sixty-five, into the limelight. And then, along comes the call Maria has spent decades avoiding. It’s her publisher asking, “Where is that book?” 
  Maria knows the world doesn’t need another celebrity memoir. To finally fulfill her contract, Maria writes, or attempts to write, or, at the very least, sends a pile of pages meant to vaguely resemble the book she promised to deliver nearly four decades earlier. 
  In a series of bite-sized anecdotes, she candidly recalls her past, chronicling the significant, and insignificant moments of her full, funny, and extraordinarily unpredictable life. 
  Maria hasn’t been able to write a book about her life—she’s been too busy living it.

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  Jeeves Takes Charge

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  There are times when life requires initiative, decisiveness, and a certain strength of character. Fortunately for Bertie Wooster, he has Jeeves.
  Between the delicate politics of high society and the quiet catastrophes of everyday existence, authority proves to be a surprisingly fluid arrangement — one that Jeeves manages with unruffled calm, alarming precision, and impeccable timing.
  With P. G. Wodehouse, no predicament is ever quite as serious as it seems, and no social disaster beyond elegant correction — provided the right gentleman is in attendance.
  When in doubt… leave it to Jeeves.

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  The Mistletoe Makeover

  Grace Worthington

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  He's the hottest country rock star in the country whose reputation needs to be repaired. 
   
   
   
  I'm an unemployed event planner who's desperate for a job. When I'm forced to team up with Mr. Smolder for the most ambitious Christmas event around, it might be my biggest mistake yet . . . 
   
   
   
  For me, Christmas has never been the most wonderful time of year. It's a painful reminder of my father walking out and my whole family's world crashing down. After that, I never really believed in a happily ever after. 
   
   
   
  Right now, I've got my hands full giving my hometown Christmas festival a much-needed makeover, while trying to convince Jace Knight (a.k.a.: Mr. Smolder) to headline a concert for the event. 
   
   
   
  It's an uphill battle to wrangle the festival committee and turn the town into quaint Christmas village, while I ignore these feelings that involve mistletoe kisses with the famous music star. 
   
   
   
  The last time someone tried to kiss me under the mistletoe, it was a total disaster. 
   
   
   
  Which is why I'm not about to let Jace Knight work his mistletoe magic on me now . . . especially since I'm hiding a secret: I've never been kissed before.

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  Night Creeps

  Michael D'Ambrosio

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  Night Creeps is the first of two books, followed by Night Creeps 2. Things go crazy in the small town of Parmissing Valley when aliens not only build a mutant army but create hybrids to assist them. When bodies start turning up, Sheriff Lamar Whittington and Deputy Johnny Watkins attempt to solve the mystery, and it becomes complicated when they realize they are dealing with aliens, mutants, AND hybrids. Lamar left a big city for the simple life in a small midwest town only to find himself fighting to save the human race.

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  Juan and Willy

  Lorraine Ray

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  Who hasn't dreamed of finding a fortune in gold? After Juan Verdugo and Willy Jent are fired from their jobs as car detailers at a dealership, a desire for gold possesses them. Locating a lost mine, however, means they have to outsmart a kid, a huge challenge for this pair. With an idea of where some lost gold might be, they search for a truck with an intact transmission that isn't full of feral cats. Of course, abandoned mines aren't safe places either, a fact especially true for these buddies.

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