

Not everyone is convinced that the 88-year-old is behind the release, however. To Kill a Mockingbird is a global bestseller, having moved more than 40 million copies and winning a Pulitzer Prize. The initial print run will be 2 million copies, which in book world, is an astounding number. I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.” After much thought and hesitation, I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. I hadn’t realized it had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it.

“I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told.
