Go Set a Watchman, the long awaited novel by To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee, will finally reach the public on 14 July, but you can read the first chapter with the Guardian here.
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Go Set a Watchman finally reaches the public after more than 60 years
- Read an animated version of the first chapter
- Listen to the extract read by Reese Witherspoon
- Read a text-only version of the extract
- Follow all the live reaction and commentary
- Profile of Harper Lee: a late twist in the tale of an adored writer
- Reading group: Harper Lee’s social insight rests on storytelling genius
- Ed Pilkington on the mystery of the missing manuscript
- Go Set a Watchman book jackets: a designer reads the artwork
- Guardian readers’ alternative covers for the new novel
- Try our children’s books quiz on To Kill A Mockingbird
We also have all the live reaction from readers around the world and all the background to the release of the novel here.
