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Former president Barack Obama waves with his wife Michelle Obama at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Jan. 20, 2017. Brendan McDermid / Reuters, file

"We are absolutely thrilled to continue our publishing partnership with President and Mrs. Obama,"

Dohle vowed their book launches will be "global publishing events of unprecedented scope and significance."

Neither Dohle nor the heavyweight Washington lawyers who repped the Obamas Robert Barnett and Deneen Howell of Williams & Connolly dished any details about when the books would be published, what their titles might be, or how much the former first couple are being paid.

Nor would a spokesman for

Barack Obama's book is expected to be a behind the scenes account of his eight turbulent years in the White House. Michelle Obama's planned book is described by the Associated Press as "an inspirational work for young people that will draw upon her life story."

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Obama was a critically-acclaimed writer even before he got to the White House in 2009. His books "Dreams From My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope" were both best bestsellers and earned him millions.

The former first lady is also already a published author. Her book about food and gardening, "American Grown," was published in 2012.

The Obamas are expected to donate what Penguin Random House called a "significant portion" of their proceeds to charity as well as the non-profit Obama Foundation.

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