

Arts Jul 13

Harper Lee’s newly published novel "Go Set a Watchman" offers a dramatically different tone and take on the character Atticus Finch from her beloved work "To Kill a Mockingbird." Jeffrey Brown talks to former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and…
By PBS NewsHour
Arts Jul 13

The first surprise was the manuscript itself: an unpublished novel by Harper Lee that predated "To Kill a Mockingbird." The existence and subsequent publication of "Go Set a Watchman" has spurred huge national interest, as well as record book orders.
By PBS NewsHour
Arts Jul 11

After months of anticipation, Harper Lee’s second novel, “Go Set A Watchman” will be released on Tuesday. The book takes place 20 years after the events of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” But early reviews reveal that the story takes an…
By PBS NewsHour
Arts Jul 10

“Since Atlanta, she had looked out the dining-car window with a delight almost physical.” So begins Pulitzer Prize-winner Harper Lee’s new book, “Go Set a Watchman”. The first chapter of the highly anticipated novel was released Friday.
By Larisa Epatko

By Joshua Barajas
On Wednesday, Publisher HarperCollins released the cover of Harper Lee's second novel, "Go Set a Watchman," slated for release this summer.
After publishing her classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, Pulitzer Prize-winner Harper Lee has never published another one. Now, more than a half-century later, a book she wrote in the 1950s will see the light of day. Jeffrey…
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