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‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Is Axed From 8th Grade Lessons At The Biloxi School District In Mississippi

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Is Axed From 8th Grade Lessons At The Biloxi School District In Mississippi

The classic book To Kill A Mockingbird is once again being banned, with 8th graders at the Biloxi School District in Mississippi told that they will no longer be using the book for their curriculum in their English Language Arts class. This comes after complaints were made about some of the language in the book, […]

7y ago

Who Is Next? Famous Faces We have Said Goodbye To In 2016

Who Is Next? Famous Faces We have Said Goodbye To In 2016

Prince sadly has been added to the morbid list of celebrities and famous people that have already died in 2016. His sudden death yesterday shocked fans, who have already lost David Bowie, Doris Roberts, and Alan Rickman this year, bringing up the question: who is next in 2016? This year is proving to be a […]

8y ago

Justin Bieber And Harper Lee: The Surprising Thing They Had In Common

Justin Bieber And Harper Lee: The Surprising Thing They Had In Common

Justin Bieber and Harper Lee: At first glance, it doesn’t really look as if the two have much in common. One is a 22-year-old pop star, perhaps one of the biggest names on the planet, and the other is a recently deceased novelist, famous for her books To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a […]

8y ago

Famed ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Author Harper Lee Dies At Age 89

Famed ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Author Harper Lee Dies At Age 89

Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mockingbird (1960) and its sequel, Go Set A Watchman (2015), has passed away at age 89. Lee was a contemporary of authors like Truman Capote and Jack Dunphy, and was born in Monroeville, Alabama, in 1926. Her novels were a powerful commentary on the injustice of prejudice […]

8y ago

Harper Lee’s Private Memorial: ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Author Dead At 89

Harper Lee’s Private Memorial: ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Author Dead At 89

Harper Lee may have published a book that has sold over 40 million copies around the world since its publication in 1960, but no news reporters or police officers were spotted at her memorial on Saturday, according to the New York Times. The guest list was relatively short – about 40 people, including Harper Lee’s […]

8y ago

Harper Lee, Elizabeth Warren, Rupert Murdoch: Is This The Truth Behind ‘Go Set A Watchman?’

Harper Lee, Elizabeth Warren, Rupert Murdoch: Is This The Truth Behind ‘Go Set A Watchman?’

Harper Lee, the beloved author of the classic American novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, died at the age of 89 in her Monroeville, Alabama, nursing home on Friday, sparking an outpouring of grief among the literary community around the globe, as reported by the Guardian. While Lee’s first novel won instant acclaim and a Pulitzer […]

8y ago

Harper Lee And ‘Go Set A Watchman’ – Why Her Second Book Is Important

Harper Lee And ‘Go Set A Watchman’ – Why Her Second Book Is Important

Like many, I was saddened by the loss of Harper Lee yesterday at the age of 89. While I was grateful she died peacefully in her sleep, according to CNN, I am somewhat dismayed by the news reports that seem to add an asterisk on to her obituaries. To Kill a Mockingbird was, and is, […]

8y ago

Celebrities React To The Passing Of Harper Lee

Celebrities React To The Passing Of Harper Lee

Harper Lee, the author of one of the most beloved novels of all time, To Kill A Mockingbird, has passed away at the age of 89. Harper Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Since the news of Harper Lee’s passing broke this morning, Twitter has exploded with words of sorrow but also thankfulness […]

8y ago

Authors And Celebrities Mark Harper Lee’s Passing With Tributes, Reminiscences

Authors And Celebrities Mark Harper Lee’s Passing With Tributes, Reminiscences

With her celebrated literary legacy and an indelible imprint upon America’s social consciousness, it is understandable that Harper Lee’s passing has prompted an outpouring of fond memories and moving tributes online and in the media. As previously reported by Inquisitr, the award-winning novelist, who is most famous for her 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, […]

8y ago

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Quotes: Atticus Finch And Harper Lee’s Sharp, Resonant Prose

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Quotes: Atticus Finch And Harper Lee’s Sharp, Resonant Prose

To Kill a Mockingbird quotes, many coming from Atticus Finch, have filled the bulletin boards of high schools across the nation for decades. Harper Lee’s novel about post-slavery Southern racism is, quite possibly, the most widely read novel in the American canon. It’s accessible enough to a child to read, yet complicated enough for an […]

8y ago

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Legendary Author Dies At 89, Leaving Memories, Controversy, And Many To Continue Legacy

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Legendary Author Dies At 89, Leaving Memories, Controversy, And Many To Continue Legacy

The legendary and reclusive author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, has died at 89. While her life will long be celebrated, the last years of the To Kill a Mockingbird author’s life were cloaked in controversy, and rumor has it that Lee was being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous caretaker. That said, […]

8y ago

Acclaimed Author Harper Lee Dead At 89

Acclaimed Author Harper Lee Dead At 89

Acclaimed author Harper Lee is dead at 89, reports the Guardian this morning. Lee spent the last few years in a nursing home less than a mile from her childhood home in Monroeville, Alabama, which served as the inspiration for the fictional city of Maycomb, the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. In the 50 […]

8y ago

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren: 1,606 People Named Atticus In The United States

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren: 1,606 People Named Atticus In The United States

There are 1,606 people named Atticus in the United States, according to census research site, How Many of Me. The Inquisitr has previously reported on U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who some speculate may make a run for office, and about recent meetings between Warren and Vice President Joe Biden. In February, the forthcoming release of […]

9y ago

No Follow-Up Novel To Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set A Watchman’

No Follow-Up Novel To Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set A Watchman’

There will be no third Harper Lee novel on bookstore shelves. In early August, the Wall Street Journal reported that Harper Lee’s attorney, Tonja Carter, hinted that an unpublished manuscript had been found in Lee’s security deposit box. Prior to the apparent discovery, the only record of Lee’s unpublished works was in the archive of […]

9y ago

‘Go Set A Watchman’ Neither A Prequel Nor Sequel [Opinion]

‘Go Set A Watchman’ Neither A Prequel Nor Sequel [Opinion]

Like many, I have been a longstanding fan of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. I used to wish that Atticus Finch could be my father — he seemed so kind and wise, and when I saw Gregory Peck on screen as Atticus, I was instantly enthralled with my hero. To Kill A Mockingbird became […]

9y ago

More Than 1M Sold: Harper Lee’s ‘Watchman’

More Than 1M Sold: Harper Lee’s ‘Watchman’

More than 1M sold — that’s the buzz surrounding Harper Lee’s latest work, Go Set a Watchman, after her one and only other book, To Kill a Mockingbird, won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Published by HarperCollins on July 14, 2015, Go Set a Watchman topped 1.1 million print and non-print copies sold in […]

9y ago

Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set A Watchman’ Sells More Than 1 Million After One Week

Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set A Watchman’ Sells More Than 1 Million After One Week

Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee’s heavily-storied and belated follow up to her classic, To Kill A Mockingbird, has sold an estimated 1.1 million copies in its first week of sale. In a press release from their website, Go Set A Watchman publisher HarperCollins says the book is the fastest-selling in company history. “First week […]

9y ago

Rainn Wilson Narrates New Dr. Seuss Book ‘What Pet Should I Get?’

Rainn Wilson Narrates New Dr. Seuss Book ‘What Pet Should I Get?’

Actor Rainn Wilson has been hired to narrate the audio version of the new Dr. Seuss book, What Pet Should I Get?. According to the press release from Random House, the audio edition will be available the same day the book drops on July 28. “It was an honor and privilege to help bring to […]

9y ago

Harper Lee’s New Novel, ‘Go Set A Watchman,’ Shows Racist Views Of Older Atticus Finch

Harper Lee’s New Novel, ‘Go Set A Watchman,’ Shows Racist Views Of Older Atticus Finch

Harper Lee’s new book, Go Set A Watchman, looks set to shock readers of To Kill A Mockingbird, showing a dark side of Atticus Finch, a staunchly moral figure in Mockingbird. In Watchman, which releases on July 14, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch returns to Maycomb, Alabama, 20 years after the events of Mockingbird, to find […]

9y ago

Amazon Reaches Multiyear Deal With HarperCollins — Just In Time For Harper Lee’s New Book

Amazon Reaches Multiyear Deal With HarperCollins — Just In Time For Harper Lee’s New Book

It seems Amazon has brokered their multiyear deal with HarperCollins just in time for the release of the anticipated bestseller, Go Set A Watchman, by Harper Lee (of To Kill A Mockingbird fame). As the Inquistr has reported previously, Amazon has been at loggerheads with the giants of the publishing world over the prices set […]

9y ago

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