This Unbylined Magazine Article Was Written by Harper Lee
One of a number of revelations contained in Charles J. Shields' updated biography.
Today marks the release of an updated version of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, first published in the spring of 2007. When author Charles J. Shields (pictured) spoke with The New York Times’ Alexandra Alter about his research process, he touched on a fascinating result of those efforts.
The author was able to uncover an article which, though written by Lee, did not carry her byline. It was about the murders that inspired In Cold Blood:
“I went back to look at newspapers in Garden City, Kan.,
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