We take note now of two major literary passings this past week, both on Friday. Umberto Eco, author of the novel "The Name of the Rose," died in Milan at the age of 84. Closer to home, Harper Lee ...

Harper Lee author of Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird photographed in her New York apartment, July 1960. Fans of legendary To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee have something to ...

The literary world lost a titan when Harper Lee died on Friday at the age of 89. The "To Kill a Mockingbird" author sold more than 40 million copies of the book, and her second book in 2015, "Go Set a ...

SHORT STORIES/ESSAYS The Land of Sweet Forever Harper Lee Penguin, $49.99. When Harper Lee published To Kill a Mockingbird in ...

Few books have been as widely read as To Kill a Mockingbird, the 1960 novel written by Harper Lee that went on to win the Pulitzer Prize, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, and made Lee a ...

On Feb. 3, Harper Lee, the beloved author of the American classic “To Kill A Mockingbird,” made a shocking statement. To the surprise of her fans and the general public, the 88-year-old author ...

She was the real life Scout Finch. Harper Lee, who died Thursday at 89, attracted widespread interest after cementing her legacy with a single perfect novel that's still mandatory reading in schools ...

Author Harper Lee is shown during a ceremony for the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 20, 2007. Lee, who died Feb. 19, 2016 at age 89, is credited with helping friend ...

Harper Lee has died, but the conversation about her life and work has only begun. “I think the retrospective will be more useful than what was said during her lifetime, because there are a lot of ...