Harper Lee News

Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company, under the leadership of Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Curt Columbus, announces tickets to their 2015-2016 season will be available to the general public on August 17, 2015. Tickets for New England holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol, go on exclusive pre-sale on August 17 and to the general public on August 20. Tickets to all performances will be available online at www.trinityrep.com, by calling (401) 351-4242 or at the box office at 201 Washington St., Providence.

Brilliant Books bookstore in Traverse City, Michigan is offering refunds to its customers who bought Harper Lee's newest novel 'Go Set a Watchman,' because it feels it is 'not a sequel or a prequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Neither is it a new book.'

August's events at Bookworks are below. For more information, visit bkwrks.com/event.

Mary Moody Northen Theatre, the award-winning producing arm of the St. Edward's University theatre training program, announces its 2015-2016 season, featuring four plays ranging from classic to contemporary. Join us for our 43rd annual season and share in the fun and excitement at the theatre on the hill!

Harper Lee's newest book, GO SET A WATCHMAN, hit bookshelves on July 14 to mixed and mostly controversial reviews.

The 'Go Set a Watchman' release date on July 14 was a historic literary event in and of itself, but it was also a history making day for Books-A-Million. The number of Harper Lee's new publication purchases in one day broke the Adult Fiction title first day sales record for the Alabama based company. With midnight openings in select stores the evening of July 13, special collectors editions for sale and launch party events throughout Alabama, Books-A-Million welcomed the historic literary event with enthusiasm and the record-breaking sales matched the excitement.

Trinity Repertory Company invites the public to celebrate the performing arts in Rhode Island and beyond as the host of the first annual season kickoff party, Saturday, August 22, 2015.

From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.

Single tickets for all of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's 2015-16 season productions will go on sale Monday, Aug. 3. This includes tickets for the Playhouse's beloved annual holiday classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL, presented by U.S. Bank, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

One of the most influential American novels of the 20th century and biggest bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird was believed to be the first and only novel by Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926), until now. On July 14, HarperCollins will release Lee's earliest known work, Go Set a Watchman, featuring characters from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which was published 55 years ago (July 11, 1960).

The first chapter of Harper Lee's highly anticipated new novel 'Go Set a Watchman' has debuted on The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian's websites today.

One of the most influential American novels of the 20th century and biggest bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird was believed to be the first and only novel by Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926), until now.

On July 13, Barnes & Noble will present an all-day bookfair to support The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep).

THIRTEEN's American Masters series presents a newly updated version of Emmy®-winning filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy's 2012 documentary Harper Lee: Hey, Boo

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation's largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that excitement is growing among customers and booksellers at Barnes & Noble stores across the country for the upcoming release of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. Supported by a unique series of customer events around To Kill a Mockingbird that Barnes & Noble has been running for several months, Go Set a Watchman has been the number one most pre-ordered book online at BN.com and reserved book in stores of any new release yet to publish this year. Now, with less than a week to go before the much-anticipated launch of Go Set a Watchman, Barnes & Noble is inviting customers into its stores on July 13 for a very special all-day Read-A-Thon of To Kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the day, customers are encouraged to visit their local store and celebrate Harper Lee by participating in an all-day Read-A-Thon of her acclaimed classic novel. Those who are interested should contact their local store to sign up to read and to get further details, including what special guest readers will be appearing.

I first saw To Kill a Mockingbird on stage at my first ever visit to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre two years ago and Christopher Sergel's adaptation directed by Timothy Sheader did not disappoint. Now having transferred back to the London stage following a successful UK tour, the production is once again joined by Robert Sean Leonard who took on the role of Atticus Finch at the Open Air Theatre.

A quick glance into what's entering and departing the West End this month. Happy viewing!