Go Set a Watchman Resources

Who else but HarperCollins could put out Harper Lee?

…said no one ever. The film adaptation of the book is just as complicated and controversial as the book itself.

The AV Club ponders if Go Set a Watchman is a sequel or a "curious appendix." Whatever it is, what should we do with it?

If you're unsure how Atticus Finch can be compared to Elvis Presley, read this review.

What do porcupine mating rituals and reviewing a book written sixty years ago that may never have been meant to be published have in common? Both must be done very, very carefully. Michiko Kakutani tackled the prickly task for the New York Times, concluding that the book is a plea for empathy.

Just as Watchman teaches us to look past our impressions of a person and dig deep inside them, these critics examine different covers of Go Set a Watchman and whether or not they accurately describe the book inside.

Instead of condemning the racist attitudes in Watchman, NPR's Code Switch team examines them as an important conversation point.

Many people do not like Watchman. Joni Rodgers is not one of those people. She explains why and how people can love the controversial new book.

Did you get this far without knowing about the controversy behind this novel? Vox will set you straight.

Controversy sells, and Go Set a Watchman set sales records. How much of that money goes to Lee's lawyer, who "found" the manuscript?

Harper Lee turned down an interview with Oprah.

LA Times critic David L. Ulin postulates on Atticus's transformation from racist to hero.

Go Set a Watchman forces us to confront many uncomfortable topics: racism, social class, and shipping deadlines.

Scout the literary character isn't the only one who has grown up. So has Mary Badham, who played Scout in the film To Kill a Mockingbird, and who reads from Go Set a Watchman at this literary event.

The most Southern thing about this Alabama discussion of Go Set a Watchman isn't the banjo music, but that it's sponsored by the South's biggest bookstore, Books-a-Million. BAM!

If you are unfamiliar with the "Doxology," which Chapter 7 revolves around, you can familiarize yourself with it on YouTube, without having to find a Methodist church.

Sweet Home Maycomb! Reese Witherspoon returns to Alabama to read the first chapter of Go Set a Watchman.

"Court Rules Bus Segregation Unconstitutional." Seems like it should be a huge headline right? Front page news? Well, it's on the front page, but a little off to the side. Perhaps this is one of the real-life papers that Jean Louise (or Harper Lee) saw in New York.

Both Harper Lee and the world changed in the many years between her writing of the book and its publication, but her haircut didn't.