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The Office Gets a Christmas Twist in New Best-Selling Book

Not a creature was stirring, not even Michael!

Head to Scranton, Pennsylvania for a very special Christmas tale! This holiday season, enjoy a classic Christmas story with a The Office twist, by picking up the new book, The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin. The jolly Christmas story has a very special author too: Brian Baumgartner, AKA Kevin Malone! Ben Silverman (an executive producer on the show) co-wrote it alongside the actor, and it is illustrated by Maรซl Gourmelen. You can find it on sale on Amazon right now for $17.99, down from the original $19.99. You can pre-order it here. It’s in-stock starting today, November 5th.

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According to the Amazon listing, the story is described as: 

โ€œโ€œTwas the night before Christmas, and all through Dunder Mifflin, not an accountant was stirringโ€ฆโ€

Itโ€™s Christmas Eve at Scrantonโ€™s finest paper company, and Michael Scott is nowhere to be found. As the office dozes off after their raucous holiday party, two mysterious visitors sneak in: a Santa peddling holiday cheer and thatโ€™s what she said jokes, and his beet-loving, dutiful, right-hand elf. Armed with absurd gifts for the staff, tacky decorations for the office, and absolutely nothing good for Toby, the two prepare to give Dunder Mifflin a holiday theyโ€™ll never forget.โ€ 

The Office Is Getting a Spinoff

Itโ€™s fun to continue living in The Office universe! Whether youโ€™re reading a Christmas story filled with our favorite Scranton characters or sitting down to turn on the TV for the new The Office spinoff show, youโ€™re still partaking in some of the best sitcom writing of all time. Although weโ€™re still waiting for that new show to drop, we have some details about what itโ€™s about! Apparently called The Paper, showrunner Greg Daniels is returning alongside Nathan for Youโ€™s Michael Korman, with Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Ex-Machina) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) to lead the ensemble. 

The description of The Office spinoff is as follows: โ€œThe documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflinโ€™s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.โ€ 

While we wait to see more about this spinoff series, itโ€™s nice to know that it should have the same vibe as the original. Putting our trust into the seriesโ€™ showrunners and executive producers should be easy given how successful and hilarious their previous projects have been. Hopefully The Paper, or whatever itโ€™s eventually named, will be just as iconic.