Biographers, start your engines Jun 18, 2008
Charles Shields, the author of "Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee," started working with Vonnegut about a year before the author's death. Kurt's son Mark, a pediatrician and a writer, didn't sound over the moon about the whole prospect. (Boston Globe)
A bit of deja vu decades after 'Mockingbird' May 31, 2008
The link to Harper Lee proved irresistible ... Harper Lee gave us a time and place in which harsh reality was infused with hope. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Parents Claim Ala. School Classes Are Segregated May 25, 2008
A south Alabama town that was the inspiration for the setting in Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is finding itself as the backdrop for a real-life legal case involving allegations of racism at school ... Monroeville, more than 80 miles southwest of Montgomery, is the hometown of "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee, whose coming-of-age tale discusses racism and injustice in a small Alabama town in the 1930s. (Fox News)
Parents claim racism in Harper Lee's Ala. hometown May 25, 2008
Parents claim racism in Harper Lee's Ala ... Parents claim racism in Harper Lee's Ala ... (AP) A south Alabama town that was the inspiration for the setting in Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is finding itself as the backdrop for a real-life legal case involving allegations of racism at school. (USA Today -- News)
Greats of US literature pressed into diplomatic service May 21, 2008
Naguib Mahfouz's The Thief and the Dogs will be America's reading book, while Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath will be the focus of reading groups and other events in Cairo and Alexandria. In America, parallel events will take place in New York, Miami, Huntsville, Alabama and Brookings, South Dakota. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Fong's clutch hit lifts Eagles to section title May 21, 2008
Would like to meet: Harper Lee, author of "To Kill A Mockingbird.". "It's one of my favorite books," Fong said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all May 17, 2008
The campus library wears a cupola that matches that of the famous Monroeville courthouse, made famous by Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird ... The other award was for Rebecca Gilman, named Alabama's Distinguished Writer for 2008; this award is known as the Harper Lee Award. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
What pages are kids turning? May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Children have welcomed the "Harry Potter" books in recent years like free ice cream in the cafeteria, but the largest survey ever of youthful reading in the United States will reveal today that none of J.K. Rowling's phenomenally popular books has been able to dislodge the works of longtime favorites Dr. Seuss, E.B. White, Judy Blume, S.E. Hinton and Harper Lee as the most read. Books by the five U.S. authors, plus lesser-known Laura Numeroff, Kath-erine Paterson and Gary Paulsen,... (Modesto Bee, CA)
Wachovia, McMurtry Receive Library Honors May 2, 2008
(Previous awardees have included Tony Kushner, Norman Mailer, Harper Lee, and Susan Sontag). In addition, John Cooke, chairman emeritus of the Library Foundation and a prominent Los Angeles businessman and philanthropist, received the Foundation's Light of Learning Award for his tireless work and behalf of both the Foundation and the Los Angeles Public Library. (PR Newswire)
Sarah Hall: Why I Write May 2, 2008
When I was a teenager the books that really did something for me were To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Z For Zachariah by Robert C O'Brien. I also liked Steinbeck. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Poll: Bible is America's favorite book Apr 23, 2008
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. 8. (USA Today -- News)
IN MY LIBRARY Apr 20, 2008
"The president mainly reads history and biography, and of course I'm always attracted to those, too." But her heart, she says, likes with fiction - and she says meeting "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee when she won the Presidential Medal of Freedom was an absolute thrill. PAGE 1. (New York Post -- Opinions)
NIACC announces line-up for 2008-2009 Performing Arts and Leadership Series Apr 17, 2008
Winner of the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird is an American classic. More than 15 million copies of the novel have been printed and it is required reading in high schools across the country. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Bringing up Boo Apr 16, 2008
Next Wednesday, the library will show 2005's "Capote," which features Catherine Keener as "Mockingbird" author Harper Lee. Both films at 2 p.m. Free. (Boston Globe)
La Crosse Community Theatre scores big coup for 45th season Apr 16, 2008
Based on Harper Lee s book and adapted by Christopher Sergel, To Kill a Mockingbird tells the tale of Scout, a girl in a small southern town about to experience dramatic events that will affect the rest of her life. The play recounts how a local trial about controversial racial issues stirs the town into a frenzy. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Bible is America's favorite book: poll Apr 9, 2008
" Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown, "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand and "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger rounded out the top 10 favorites. (Reporting by Julie Mollins; editing by Patricia Reaney) Yahoo! Buzz RECOMMEND THIS STORY Recommend It: Not at All Somewhat Moderately Highly Very Highly Average (Not Rated) AP AP AP AP AP Reuters Reuters Reuters Reuters Reuters ABC News - Tue Apr 8, 8:33 PM ET AP - 1 hour, 20 minutes... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
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People can enjoy the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee published in 1960 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday night as 18 actors and actresses from around the area bring the story to life at the Duchamp Opera House. The Evangeline Players production also can be seen at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays for the next three weekends. (New Iberia, LA)
Executive Suite: Principal of the year offers lessons for CEOs Mar 17, 2008
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one of her favorite novels. Recommends the books of education guru Michael Fullan to business leaders, particularly ones on managing change. (USA Today -- Money)
Kossuth Keepers Mar 15, 2008
" Schwartz scored 376 points in 26 games for an average of 14.46 points per game. She hauled in 124 rebounds, passed out 100 assists, registered 80 steals and blocked 10 shots. She made 111-of-281 field goals for .395 percent and was 28-of-102 from the three-point line for .274 percent. The Tiger sank 126-of-175 free throws this year for .720 percent. In 77 games at Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka, Schwartz tossed in 814 points for an average of 10.57 points per game. She connected on 191-of-407... (Algona Upper Des Moines, IA)
Farmville Middle wins annual reading contest Mar 7, 2008
By The Daily Reflector. Friday, March 07, 2008. (The Daily Reflector)
Grand opening of renovated Chickamauga Library celebrated Mar 3, 2008
The LaFayette-Walker County Public Library will host a Big Read book discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee April 10 at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for this book discussion. Excellent book talk leaders will present and facilitate the discussion and sharing of various reader opinions. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Rossville Library provides pleasant experience for all patrons Mar 3, 2008
The Friends of the Library will host The Big Read book discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee at Rossville Public Library on Thursday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. Leading this book discussion will be Karen Appelbaum and Wendy Grisham, English instructors from Northwestern Technical College. The book discussion is open to the public. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Readers vote on top books Feb 20, 2008
The survey of more than 15,000 Australian members of bookseller Dymocks' booklover program put J.R.R. Tolkien's epic The Lord of the Rings second followed by Harper Lee's 1960 classic To Kill a Mockingbird in third place and The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, fourth ... To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 4. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Letters to the Editor (2/15/08) Feb 16, 2008
Katcher speaks of Atticus's racism, which, if Harper Lee reads this remark, will probably give her a heart attack. Atticus, modeled on Lee's father, is meant to be the one true compass for the town and his children to follow. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ill wind and In Cold Blood Feb 11, 2008
" I don't have much use for Christian leaders who assign everything good that happens to them or their kind as attributable to God and everything bad to Satan (I'm thinking here of the dynamic duo, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, who attribute catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina, Global Warming and 9-11 to Satan personified in the ACLU, gays, civil libertarians, etc. and all that's positive and joyful to God embodied in them and their followers who live "good" Christian lives.) Still, I can't... (SunOnline)
Revisiting a dark corner of Mississippi's history (2/10) Feb 10, 2008
Faulker lovingly writes about Caroline in his essay Mississippi and Harper Lee portrays Calpurnia as such in To Kill a Mockingbird. Fred Smith said that Josie Booth was a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan; that she listened to all their games on the radio. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Harper Lee novel has timeless message for all of us Feb 7, 2008
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is perhaps the great modern American novel about lawyers, law and justice ... We owe Harper Lee a great debt for making Atticus so palpably real. (Anchorage Daily News)
Baby Girl Names That Begin with H Jan 30, 2008
Made famous by Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper may be a nice alternative to the androgynous, last-name-turned-first names like Morgan and Taylor. Hermione. (Suite101.com)
Read on... Jan 19, 2008
Three books that mean a lot to me: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I have such dibs on Atticus Finch. (Variety)
'Kansas' imagines Truman Capote-Harper Lee rift Dec 18, 2007
Kansas' imagines Truman Capote-Harper Lee rift - USATODAY.com ... Kansas' imagines Truman Capote-Harper Lee rift ... of Capote and Harper Lee, whose own masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird, used Capote as the inspiration for her character Dill Harris. (USA Today -- Life)
Steve Martin Slightly Less Wild And Crazy Nov 26, 2007
Literary Lions Norman Mailer, Harper Lee, A Literate Rock Star, A Literary Hospital. Stories. (CBS News)
CLASSIC BOOK CIRCLE: 'Mockingbird' still delivers a crucial note Nov 25, 2007
But as Harper Lee points out in one of America's most celebrated literary works, "To Kill a Mockingbird," human beings cannot be so simply categorized. The existence of evil, Lee asserts, is balanced by the continual belief in the human capacity for goodness. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Encinitas nabs "Big Read" grant of $10,000 Nov 23, 2007
Encinitas' choice is the Harper Lee classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird." ... One of event is a mid-March visit by Charles Shields, Harper Lee's biographer. (North County Times)
Reading for fun Nov 19, 2007
Recently, author Harper Lee was awarded the Presidenial Medal of Freedom, a well-deserved honor that recognizes one of those rare books that has stood the test of time. Some classics seem outdated. (Florida Times-Union)
And the winners are Nov 16, 2007
Bush presents Medals of Freedom - Yahoo. Secondary Navigation. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
UK a nation of rereaders Nov 9, 2007
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. 13. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
* Presidential Medal of Freedom given to Cuban dissident Nov 7, 2007
Bush also gave the award to Harper Lee, author of the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This story has been viewed 239 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bush gives Harper Lee medal Nov 6, 2007
Harper Lee, 7 others, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom ... WASHINGTON - President Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to eight people on Monday, including Harper Lee, the "To Kill a Mockingbird" author who rarely makes public appearances ... "The story of an old order, and the glimmers of humanity that would one day overtake it, was unforgettably told in a book by Miss Harper Lee," Bush said in introducing a woman he said was an airline reservation clerk before attaining... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
"Mockingbird" author wins U.S. medal Nov 6, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Monday to two figures in the push for racial equality: former NAACP leader Benjamin Hooks and "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Author feted for her 'gift to the world' Nov 6, 2007
Highlighted struggle for equality George Bush confers the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Harper Lee ... WASHINGTON: George Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to eight people on Monday, including Harper Lee, 81, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird ... Highlighted struggle for equality … George Bush confers the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Harper Lee. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
A hero in Castro's gulag Nov 4, 2007
Among the recipients will be the longtime civil rights activist Benjamin Hooks; Harper Lee, author of the much-loved novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird"; and C-SPAN's founder and president, Brian Lamb. One of the honorees, however, will not be there. (Boston Globe)
Harper Lee wins top honour Nov 1, 2007
WASHINGTON: The author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, is to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US honour that can be bestowed on a civilian, President George Bush has announced. The medal is awarded for an "especially meritorious contribution" to the security or national interests of the US or world peace, or for accomplishments in the areas of culture or "other significant public or private endeavours". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Community briefs Nov 1, 2007
The Lewis Library selected Harper Lee s Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird as the focus for a series of community events. For a complete schedule of events, visit the Lewis Library Web site at www. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Harper Lee awarded top US honour Oct 31, 2007
This year's winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom includes Harper Lee, famous for her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. She will be honoured for outstanding contributions to American literature. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'To Kill a Mockingbird' sings at Wheelock Family Theatre Oct 31, 2007
That happens to be the age of Harper Lee's feisty, unforgettable protagonist, Scout, a born scrapper (they were called tomboys back then) growing up amid rampant racism in backwater 1930s Alabama ... Play adapted by Christopher Sergel from the novel by Harper Lee. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Author Lee to receive US honour Oct 31, 2007
Author Harper Lee is to be given America's highest civilian honour by President George W Bush for her outstanding contribution to literature ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Top US honour for writer Harper Lee - 2 hrs ago White House to honour Mockingbird author Harper Lee - 14 hrs ago Bush honours Mockingbird legend - 18 hrs ago George W Bush honours Harper Lee with the Presidential Medal of Freedom - 20 hrs ago Bush Names Prestigious Medal Winners - 30 hrs ago. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
C-Span President-CEO Brian Lamb to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom Oct 31, 2007
Mr. Lamb joins economist Gary S. Becker, Cuban activist and prisoner Oscar Elias Biscet, geneticist Francis S. Collins, civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, former congressman Henry Hyde, author Harper Lee and Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in being honored at the White House on Nov. 5. In its statement announcing the awards, the White House said Mr. Lamb was being honored because he has elevated America's public debate and helped open up our government to citizens across the... (TVweek.com)
Bush Announces Medal of Freedom Recipients Oct 30, 2007
Send news tip to FOXNews. Monday, October 29, 2007. (Fox News)
FLASH: Bush to give Medal of Freedom to C-SPAN's Brian Lamb... Oct 30, 2007
US President George W. Bush was to honor Cuban anti-abortion and pro-democracy activist Oscar Elias Biscet, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and "To Kill A Mockingbird" novelist Harper Lee at a ceremony on November 5, the White House said. The other five winners include the 1992 Nobel economics prize winner Gary Becker; Human Genome Project leader Francis Collins; US civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks; former House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Henry Hyde; and groundbreaking... (The Drudge Report)
Bush honours Mockingbird legend Oct 30, 2007
a very rare public appearance by Harper Lee in 2005 ... Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by George Bush. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Bush names prestigious medal winners Oct 30, 2007
Secondary Navigation. Mon Oct 29, 5:46 PM ET. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Monica Ali: The outrage economy Oct 29, 2007
I could, at this stage, point out that if we are to attribute all the views of all of her characters to an author then it will lead us to some puzzling conclusions: that Harper Lee, for example, writing racist dialogue in To Kill a Mockingbird, was a racist. I could further point out that Chanu, who is rude about all sorts of people, is not my protagonist, and that Nazneen, who is, does not share Chanu's views. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Local kids follow in Finch’s footsteps in Ol’ One Shot’ sharpshooter contest Oct 28, 2007
In Harper Lee s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch, a lawyer, resident of Maycomb County, Ala. and the father of Jem and Scout, never shot a gun in front of his children until he protected his family from a rabid dog one day and the children found out his childhood nickname was Ol One Shot. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Has Britney Spears Found Her Howard K. Stern? Oct 25, 2007
One of my favorite moments: when the audio version of To Kill AaMockingbird won an award and Shirippa said, Harper Lee could not be here tonight. No kidding: the famous recluse was probably with J.D. Salinger waiting to see romance writer Nora Roberts win Best Book for Angels Fall. (Fox News)
Stephen Colbert Opens Quill Awards Oct 23, 2007
Audio To Kill a Mockingbird Written by Harper Lee Read by Sissy Spacek Published by Caedmon Audio. Religion/Spirituality Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't Written by Stephen Prothero Published by Harper One. (WNBC.com, NY)
Legal eagles take on 'Mockingbird' Oct 20, 2007
In Lewis and Clark County, Big Read events revolve around the themes in Harper Lee s novel. Other upcoming Big Read events. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
'The Wedding Singer' at the Fox Oct 18, 2007
The big discovery coming out of Theatrical Outfit s new production of To Kill A Mockingbird has nothing to do with Tom Key s Atticus Finch or Carolyn Cook s take on the adult version of Harper Lee s beloved Scout. No, siree, Bob. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The right to read Oct 18, 2007
You d be amazed at the books people have tried to protect us from; a list of them reads like a catalog of great literature and popular culture: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and even (ironically) Fahrenheit 451, a book about the burning of books by Ray Bradbury. There s nonfiction as well, notably What s Happening to My Body. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Students plan event centered around The Big Read Oct 16, 2007
Carol Blackfelner and Jennifer Beal are coordinating the community effort to encourage as many persons as possible to read the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. The book encompasses issues relevant to the mission of the Crisis Service, including harassment, racial prejudice, and violence. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
A few words in defense of books Oct 8, 2007
"To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee. "Brave New World," by Aldous Huxley. (Albany Times Union)
Hiking The Palmetto Trail Oct 7, 2007
On the Palmetto Trail / An easy stroll introduces the natural wonders of the South. You have to take it slow. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The banned list Oct 4, 2007
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Beloved by Toni Morrison. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Public demand remains for banned books Oct 4, 2007
Olsen said she gets almost daily requests for Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird, which is on the list. She says she doesn t expect all people to like the same books. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Thomas memoir tries to clear 'untruths' about him Oct 1, 2007
" Thomas, 59, portrays himself as shaped by a childhood in the segregated South, enduring racism and living in fear of white "mob" violence, which he says culminated in allegations of sexual harassment at his confirmation hearings. "I felt myself crushed beneath the accumulated trials of a lifetime," he writes of his misery when former employee Anita Hill accused him of talking to her about X-rated movies and making pornographic references. Thomas, an appeals court judge and former head of the... (USA Today)
O'Brien: Andruw likely gone Sep 28, 2007
Truman Capote would rewrite it and tell me to call myself Harper Lee. By Paladin. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
