Wednesday, March 25, 2015

This Is The Official Cover Of Harper Lee's New Novel, “Go Set A Watchman”

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The author’s sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird will be released on July 14th, 55 years after the original novel.

This is the book cover for Harper Lee's highly anticipated novel, titled Go Set a Watchman.

Image courtesy of Harper Collins

This sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird comes 55 years after the original novel was published and has also been the source of some controversy.

Harper Collins / Via marshall.edu

After the news broke, there were initially concerns about whether Lee was being exploited or not because of her health and state of mind, but an investigation by the state of Alabama found no evidence of fraud.

After the news broke, there were initially concerns about whether Lee was being exploited or not because of her health and state of mind, but an investigation by the state of Alabama found no evidence of fraud.

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

Go Set a Watchman was reportedly written before To Kill a Mockingbird. The story takes place 20 years after everything that happens in the first installment, and is about the homecoming of Scout.

Stephen Shugerman / Getty Images

View Entire List ›

Read More [...]

Posted in BuzzFeed, IFTTT

Here's The UK Cover For Harper Lee's "Go Set A Watchman"

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The follow-up to To Kill A Mockingbird will be published July 15th.

Here is the UK and Commonwealth cover for Harper Lee's second novel:

The book arrives 55 years after To Kill a Mockingbird was first published in 1960.

William Heinemann

Once home she is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand both her father's attitude toward society, and her own feelings about the place where she was born and spent her childhood.

Watchman was actually written before Mockingbird, and was thought lost until it was discovered by her lawyer last year.

The publication has proved controversial among both industry figures and readers. Lee has been in poor health since a stoke in 2007, and many are worried she is not in a fit state of mind and is possibly being exploited.

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

View Entire List ›

Read More [...]

Posted in BuzzFeed, IFTTT

41 Invaluable Lessons Books Taught Us About Life

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

“Books will always be there for you.”

Suggested by Darby B., via Facebook

Jarry Lee / Thinkstock

2. From Exit to Eden by Anne Rice:

"Like what you like, love who you love, and understand that being different doesn't make you undeserving or incapable of love."

Suggested by Krysti L. S., via Facebook

3. From Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut:

"Accept that things happen. It may not be for a reason, and you may have no control over it, but the first step to getting through it is accepting what it is."

Suggested by askfix1994

4. From Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë:

"Don't be scared because you don't have all the answers right away. You will learn through your experiences and find your own way to happiness. Don't rely on others to tell you how to be happy or what makes a good life. It's up to you to follow your heart and find happiness from there."

Suggested by Caitlin R., via Facebook

5. From the A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket:

"Being lonely is OK, and not everyone has to like you. You can't always rely on people."

Suggested by didelwo97