The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine (Doubleday, Sept. 26) by Mark Twain, Philip Stead & Erin Stead
Agency: ICM
Twain’s just-discovered fairy tale (finished by the Caldecott-winning Steads), about an orphan who saves a kidnapped prince from giants, started as a bedtime tale for his daughters.
The Graybar Hotel (Scribner, July 4) by Curtis Dawkins
Agency: APA
This powerful short-story collection from an author serving life in prison for murder presents incarcerated characters as colorful as the shut-ins on Orange Is the New Black while exploring their emotional struggle in facing the monotony of prison life.
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