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Sunshine, secrets, and swoon-worthy stories—June's featured reads are your perfect summer escape.

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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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A cowboy with a second chance. A waitress with a hidden gift. And a small town where love paints a brand-new beginning.


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She�s racing for a prize. He�s dodging romance. Together, they might just cross the finish line to love.


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She steals from the mob for justice. He�s the FBI agent who could take her down�or fall for her instead.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo Okparanta

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Also by Chinelo Okparanta:

Harry Sylvester Bird, June 2023
Paperback / e-Book
Harry Sylvester Bird, July 2022
Hardcover / e-Book
Under the Udala Trees, October 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
Happiness, Like Water, August 2013
Paperback / e-Book

Harry Sylvester Bird
Chinelo Okparanta

Mariner Books
July 2022
On Sale: July 12, 2022
Featuring: Maryam; Harry
320 pages
ISBN: 0358617278
EAN: 9780358617273
Kindle: B0971ZCT5V
Hardcover / e-Book
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Paperback (June 2023)

Multicultural African-American

Harry Sylvester Bird grows up in Edward, Pennsylvania, with his parents, Wayne and Chevy, whom he greatly dislikes. They’re racist, xenophobic, financially incompetent, and they have quite a few secrets of their own. To Harry, they represent everything wrong with this country. And his small town isn’t any better. He witnesses racial profiling, graffitied swastikas, and White Power signs on his walk home from school. He can’t wait until he’s old enough to leave. When he finally is, he moves straight to New York City, where he feels he can finally live out his true inner self.

In the city, he meets and falls in love with Maryam, a young Nigerian woman. But when Maryam begins to pull away, Harry is forced to confront his identity as he never has before—if he can.

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