Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird sequel isn't out until July 14, but it's already setting records.
Go Set a Watchman, which comes 55 years after the Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird, is Harper Collins' most pre-ordered book in history.
Robert Thomson, chief executive of Harper Collins' parent company, News Corp, told The Guardian that the company didn't really need to market the novel, since America already loves Lee's Mockingbird.
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The book's publication hasn't been without controversy, though: The state of Alabama, where Lee resides in an assisted-living facility, previously investigated potential elder abuse that may have been connected to the novel's release.
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