Tag Archives: To Kill a Mockingbird

Weekly links

Since tomorrow is the last day of National Library Week, my first link of the week is this nice video produced by Open Road Media. In the video, Pat Conroy is interviewed about going to the library during childhood. His … Continue reading

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On sale today: A Southern debut with a big heart

The first paragraph of BookPage’s review for The Dry Grass of August immediately caught my attention: When a new novel gets compared to some of the biggest hits of the last 10 years like The Help and The Secret Life … Continue reading

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Monroeville’s big day

We’ve posted quite a bit leading up to the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird; see this “Happy Birthday, Harper” post or Lynn’s description of re-reading the classic novel with her book club. And now the big day is … Continue reading

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Monday Contest: To Kill a Mockingbird

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, my book club, the aptly named Wine, Women & Words, recently held our first-ever retreat at a lovely inn about an hour east of Nashville. Eight of us gathered for an overnight stay and enjoyed … Continue reading

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Vacations with a literary purpose

A recent article in the Montgomery Advertiser describes fans visiting Monroeville, AL, in honor of To Kill a Mockingbird–and it’s got me wondering: What are your favorite literary destinations? Off the top of my head, I can think of several. … Continue reading

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Happy birthday, Harper

Yesterday was Harper Lee‘s 84th birthday. It’s a special year for the author of the “best novel of the century”—it’s the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird. Although I haven’t read To Kill a Mockingbird since … Continue reading

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