The success of To Kill a Mockingbird overwhelmed Harper Lee. Donald Uhrbrock / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images To spend an hour in Monroeville, Alabama, is to know why Harper Lee, the author of ...

For years before she published “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee wrote short stories with themes that she would later explore in that now-classic novel: small town gossip and politics ...

The Land of Sweet Forever' will include eight short stories Lee wrote prior to penning her award-winning novel, along with nonfiction pieces Fans of legendary To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper ...

Although Harper Lee’s writing style is mainly realistic and quite straightforward she is also able to use it to cleverly create tension and suspense when needed. This can be seen in particular ...

In her novel Harper Lee has chosen to discuss many issues, the most important one being prejudice. However, throughout To Kill a Mockingbird she has also chosen to look at the themes of family ...