Harper Lee And Exploitation In The Name Of Literature

To Shill a Mockingbird. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images On Tuesday the literary world was rocked by the news that Harper Lee, author of one of the most celebrated American novels of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird, is going to publish a second book after 55 years. And the book, Go Set a Watchman, is coming out this summer. And it was written over a half-century ago. And it...

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What The World Was Like The Last Time Harper Lee Wrote A Book

Ah, 1960…The Flintstones aired for the first time. Hanna–Barbera Productions JFK ran for president. The Republicans nominated Vice President Richard Nixon as their candidate. Keystone / Hulton Archive / Getty Images Lucille Ball divorced Desi Arnaz. FPG / Getty Archive View Entire List...

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12 Beautifully Profound Quotes From "To Kill A Mockingbird"

“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”On our common humanity: Getty Images / iStockphoto / joeshmo On seeing things differently: Getty Images / iStockphoto / absolut_100 On taking the high road: Getty Images / iStockphoto / mauricioalberto On living in the present: Getty Images / Zoonar RF View Entire List...

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A Guy Found A Homeless Man Reading The Same Book Over And Over For Months So He Gave Him His Kindle

BuzzFeed News talked to the man behind the viral picture, and the backstory is amazing.This is Paul, with his new Kindle. A few days ago, an anonymous redditor posted this picture of him, with the caption "I gave this homeless man, Paul, my Kindle after learning that he'd been reading the same book over and over. He hasn't put it down for days". The picture swiftly went viral,...

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Is The Publication Of Harper Lee’s New Book Cause For Concern?

The announcement of the To Kill a Mockingbird sequel has sparked controversy. Harper LeeASSOCIATED PRESS Rob Carr To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarper View Entire List...

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