It has been reported that Harper Lee has died aged 89 
. For me To Kill a Mockingbird was one of the great books of the 20th century . RIP 
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That's sad news, Baz RIP Harper Lee xx To Kill A Mockingbird is such a wonderful, inspiring book.
A book which left it's mark on all who read it. RIP Harper.
It's probably worthy of a thread of its own, but the Italian writer Umberto Eco has also died.
He was 84, and probably best known for "The Name of the Rose".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35620368
RIP Harper Lee
I've read 'To Kill a Mockingbird' many times and it remains one of my favourite reads. I didn't read 'Go Set a Watchman' when it was published recently and don't think I ever will now.
Atticus Finch is one of my literary heroes and I prefer to think of him as he was in 'Mockingbird'.
RIP, Harper Lee
Madame Arcati posted:I've read 'To Kill a Mockingbird' many times and it remains one of my favourite reads. I didn't read 'Go Set a Watchman' when it was published recently and don't think I ever will now.
Atticus Finch is one of my literary heroes and I prefer to think of him as he was in 'Mockingbird'.
RIP, Harper Lee
I think that's very wise, Madame.
I've been trawling through a lot of old copies of Private Eye recently, and they pointed out in their review of "Go Set a Watchman" that there were good reasons why it wasn't published at the time.
When Lee showed her manuscript to an editor, he was encouraging but told her that the best bits were the main character's flashbacks to her childhood, and if she reworked these on their own she could create something really good. That rework became "To Kill a Mockingbird"...