Atticus Was Always a Racist: Why Go Set a Watchman Is No Surprise

The final tableau of To Kill A Mockingbird has always given me a sour feeling toward the book—it ends with the black man dead, the poor white man also dead, the law uninterested in prosecuting their murders. The white gentleman and his children are sadder and wiser, but the wisdom imparted is essentially about the…
Harper Lee Feels Absolutely Awesome, Says Everyone But Harper Lee
PBS just released a web exclusive with footage from a June 30 meeting between Harper Lee, her lawyer, agent, and a gaggle of publishing executives. The entourage traveled to Lee’s hometown, Monroeville, Alabama, to present her with a fresh hardcover copy of Go Set a Watchman. And they would all like you to know how…
Harper Lee's Lawyer Writes Shady Op-Ed Hinting at a Goddamn Third Book
The most depressing story in publishing continues apace: Harper Lee’s lawyer Tonja Carter has written an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, ostensibly to dispute a New York Times report implying that Carter discovered the Go Set a Watchman manuscript in 2011—not in 2014, as she had previously claimed. But the entire …
The first Reese Witherspoon-read chapter of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is now online and it contains some heartbreaking news about the Finch family. Let’s listen, weep, and celebrate Reese’s pronunciation of “Chattahoochee.”
Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman Sets Pre-Sale Record for HarperCollins
Go Set a Watchman, the controversial and highly anticipated novel by To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee, has—according to News Corp’s chief executive Robert Thompson—set a pre-sale record for publishing house HarperCollins. The book comes out on July 14.
Harper Lee's Editor and Publisher Swear She's Excited About New Book
Excitement among literary fans has been at its peak since news broke Tuesday that HarperCollins would be publishing Go Set a Watchman, a lost-now-found novel by beloved To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee. Reactions to the announcement have ranged from overjoyed to suspicious and now Lee's editor Hugh Van Dusen…
