3 Upcoming Book Launch Events for Chinelo Okparanta’s Harry Sylvester Bird

July 05, 2022

Chinelo Okparanta’s hotly-anticipated new novel, her first in more than half a decade, will be published by Mariner Books on July 12.

The novel, titled Harry Sylvester Bird, follows “a young white man’s education and miseducation in contemporary America” as he journeys across cities, confronting notions of race and racism and coming to terms with his own privilege.

The exciting novel has received advanced praise ahead of publication and was named one of the most anticipated reads for summer by Cosmopolitan, Book Riot, as well as been listed on Brittle Paper’s African Summer Reads.

Ahead of the book’s release, Okparanta’s team has announced 3 dates in July in the US, with more to come. Mark your calendar if you are in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, or Silver Spring, MD. The events may also be live-streamed, so you can still plan to attend remotely.

Keep in mind that there is still time to pre-order the book so that it arrives on the day of publication. Go here.