Scout, Atticus and Boo, by Mary McDonagh Murphy

Scout, Atticus and Boo: A Celebration of 50 Years of To Kill a Mockingbird

by Mary McDonagh Murphy

240 pages

"In compelling interviews, Anna Quindlen, Tom Brokaw, Oprah Winfrey, James Patterson, James McBride, Scott Turow, Wally Lamb, Andrew Young, Richard Russo, Adriana Trigiani, Rick Bragg, Jon Meacham, Allan Gurganus, Diane McWhorter, Lee Smith, Rosanne Cash, and others reflect on when they first read the novel, what it means to them—then and now—and how it has affected their lives and careers. Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a lively appreciation of the many ways in which the novel has made—and continues to make—a difference to generations of readers.
Harper Lee has not given an interview since 1964, but Murphy's reporting, research, and rare interviews with the author's sister and friends stitch together a brief history of how the novel, as well as the acclaimed 1962 movie, came to be."

A great book about a great book. TKAM is one of my favorite books of all time, I still have the copy my dad gave me when I was 10. Very neat to read about the movie and book, about her relationship with Truman Capote, and interviews with others.