After 50 Years, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Still Sings America's Song When it was published in 1960, Harper Lee's modest novel helped Americans think differently about race. Now, 50 years later, To Kill a Mockingbird still resonates in a much-changed America. read more
gave him a note to ask him to come out; they hang it from a fishing pole and try to stick it into the window. Atticus catches them and stops the plan "You act like you grew ten inches in the night," Scout tells Dill. read more
To Kill a Mockingbird marked the film debuts of Robert Duvall, William Windom, and Alice Ghostley. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success, earning more than 10 times its budget. read more
To Kill a Mockingbird was Lee's only published book until Go Set a Watchman, an earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, was published on July 14, 2015. Lee continued to respond to her work's impact until her death in February 2016, although she had refused any personal publicity for herself or the novel since 1964. read more