Charles Shields

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Biographer and author of the best-selling book Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee

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Author Harper Lee died today in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. She was 89 years old.

Harper Lee Dies

Author Harper Lee died today in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. She was 89 years old.

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For more than half a century, Atticus Finch has been a model of integrity and tolerance for millions of readers. Now that’s changed.

Inside Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set A Watchman’

For more than half a century, Atticus Finch has been a model of integrity and tolerance for millions of readers. Now that’s changed.

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Huge news from the book world today: Harper Lee has announced she’ll publish a sequel to her classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” Sequel Coming This Summer

Huge news from the book world today: Harper Lee has announced she’ll publish a sequel to her classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

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