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TIL Jacqueline Susann became the first writer in publishing history to have three consecutive #1 novels on the New York Times Best Seller list. The first being "Valley of the Dolls" 1966, then "The Love Machine" 1969, followed by "Once Is Not Enough" 1973.

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