With the upcoming release of Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" on  July 14, bookstores across the country expect that the book will be received positively by the public, placing a "sizable" amount of orders for it, according to The Wall Street Journal.

As part of the book's much-anticipated release, bookstores also started planning their own promotions for "Go Set a Watchman." One of the country's leading book retailer, Barnes and Noble recently held a book discussion of Lee's previously released novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," in all its 649 stores nationwide. 

Smaller bookstores also scheduled their own promotional events, one of which is a screening of the movie adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs. The film viewing will culminated with each member of the audience receiving their own copy of the new novel. Another independent bookstore, Nightbird Books, in Fayetteville, Arkansas will be hosting a release party to celebrate the release of the new novel.

The book's publisher, HarperCollins, previously announced that it will be distributing two million copies of the book upon its release. As of now, "Go Set a Watchman" has already ranked No. 8 at Barnes and Nobles' best-seller list due to the number of pre-orders placed on the book through the bookstore's website.

However, fans of the author should not expect Lee to personally promote her soon-to-be released novel. The notoriously private author, now aged 89, will not be making rounds in bookstores in the wake of the novel's release, as announced by HarperCollins earlier.

"Go Set a Watchman" was reportedly written before Lee's debut novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," released in 1960. The second of Lee's published novel follows an adult Scout Finch, the same character that readers loved as a young girl in the previous book. In "Go Set a Watchman" Scout is now all grown up and she's trying to move on from what had happened in her small southern town many years ago, all of which involved her father, famous lawyer Atticus Finch.

Lee wrote "Go Set a Watchman" in the mid-1950s, prior to her Pulitzer-prize winning debut. However, her publisher wanted a book that features younger characters which caused the manuscript for "Go Set a Watchman" to be hidden for many years. Last year, Lee's lawyer reportedly discovered the manuscript in an attic and it will soon be released to the public in its entirety and without revisions.