Chicago, IL--The Zhou B Art Center in Bridgeport will host a pre-release party for Chicago author Mary A. Osborne’s new novel, Alchemy’s Daughter (Lake Street Press, May 2015), on Friday, April 17, 2015, from 6 - 10 p.m. Works by the book’s illustrator, visual artist Rachael McHan, will also be featured at the launch, which will take place in conjunction with the Center’s “Third Fridays” exhibition and open studios event.

Both the launch party and the Zhou B. Art Center’s “Third Fridays”—in which visitors can view current exhibitions and meet working artists in their studios—are free and open to the public. The launch party will be located on the first floor of the Art Center at 1029 W. 35th St in Chicago, IL.