‘Go Set a Watchman’ to Be Narrated by Reese Witherspoon

By Maryann Yin 

Reese WitherspoonAcademy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon will serve as the narrator for the audio edition of Go Set a Watchman.

Cademon Audio, a HarperAudio imprint, will release the audiobook on July 14th. The print edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird sequel will be published on the same day.

Witherspoon (pictured, via) had this statement in the press release: “As a Southerner, it is an honor and privilege to give voice to the Southern characters who inspired my childhood love of reading, Scout and Atticus Finch. I am eager for readers to be transported to a pivotal time in American history in the manner that only Harper Lee’s gorgeous prose can deliver.”