The New Harper Lee Novel

Guest: Chris Crowe, BYU English Professor  Picture the scene in black and white. A young Gregory Peck, in suit and spectacles, sits on a porch swing talking to a distressed little girl named Scout. Despite the popularity of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee never published another book. Well, until now.  To Kill a Mockingbird remains to be a required reading for junior and high school students across the country. “Sometimes teachers are looking for stories that their readers can connect with. They have a character that is more easily identifiable for a teen reader,” says Crowe.