Harper Lee to publish sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird

Literary world abuzz with news that Lee will publish second novel lost for decades

Harper Lee
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The iconic novel To Kill a Mockingbird is to get a sequel 55 years after it was first published. Go Set a Watchman, which features the character Scout Finch from the original novel, will be released on 14 July.

The BBC reports that Lee wrote the novel 60 years ago, but on the advice of her editor set it aside and wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. The Pulitzer-winning novel was published in 1960 and has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

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