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The Expatriates (Viking) by Janice Y.K. Lee
Agencies: ICM, The Park Literary Group
The former Elle editor’s follow-up to her 2009 period best-seller The Piano Teacher depicts three American expatriates in Hong Kong struggling with marriage and motherhood, and it has publishing insiders buzzing ahead of its January unveiling.
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto (HarperCollins) by Mitch Albom
Agency: CAA
Ripe for a big musical feature or a Broadway adaptation, the Tuesdays With Morrie author’s latest book weaves a mystical tale about the power of music through the life of a talented fictional guitarist who influenced music’s biggest icons (including Hank Williams, The Beatles and Elvis Presley).
