Harper Lee News

Following his starring role in American sleuth drama Lie to Me , British actor Tim Roth is back in cinemas, with his talent writ as large as the screen itself.

Harper Lee only wrote one book in her life, but what a book. Her classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," published in 1960, spins the tale of a small town attorney who tries to stand up against the forces of racial injustice.

Forty-five states have adopted the Common Core State Standards, including the New York State Education Department, which publishes a The idea of a core curriculum is appealing to conservatives, who imagine replacing the current multicultural smorgasbord with a great books course that communicates the adventure and drama of human experience.

A special production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" will open a Virginia Samford Theatre season that after that is filled with musicals and comedies.

For many lawyers, To Kill a Mockingbird is at the top of their list of "favorite books/movies about a lawyer." TKAM is about more than lawyering, of course.

It's been 22 years since Robert Sean Leonard last appeared on stage in London as George Gibbs in Our Town .

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Finch, of course, is the honest lawyer, a heroic seeker of justice and hero of Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." The intensely private Lee has sadly made new headlines for a lawsuit she has brought against the son-in-law of her former literary agent over the copyright for the only novel she ever wrote.

Reclusive author Harper Lee has filed a lawsuit against the son-in-law of her former literary agent, claiming he tricked her into signing away her copyright to her classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." David Greene has more.

Helen Mirren gives street performers royal tongue lashing; Harper Lee sues to regain copyright for classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird ; Mama June and Sugar Bear tie the knot; Amanda Bynes admits to having cosmetic surgery; and more.

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

Harper Lee, 87, the author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "To Kill A Mockingbird," has sued her literary agent Samuel Pinkus, alleging that he tricked her into assigning him the copyright of her book.

"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks." - Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird" "It is easy to believe we are each waves and forget we are also the ocean." - Jon J. Muth "As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward.

Harper Lee, the 87-year old author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has sued her former literary agent, claiming he took advantage of her age and infirmity to deprive her of royalties from the novel.

HARPER Lee, the 87-year-old author of To Kill a Mockingbird, is suing her literary agent and others over the rights to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

The airstrike that Israeli warplanes carried out in Syria was directed at a shipment of advanced surface-to-surface missiles from Iran that Israel believed was intended for Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese organisation, American officials said today.... Bangladesh today urged the EU not to take tough measures against its economically crucial ... (more)

It's gorgeous outside, everybody, and I am feeling, shall we say, less than up to enjoying the gifts the day has bestowed.

One of American literature's greatest courtroom dramas is generating some legal theater of its own.

The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' has filed a lawsuit to re-secure the copyright to it.

A wildfire burned across a Southern California region, flaring up amid strong winds in the morning and cutting a 10-mile path to the Pacific by nightfall.