Short fiction and essays by Harper Lee to be published in October

The late Harper Lee (1926–2016), author of 'To Kill A Mockingbird', will have 'The Land Of Sweet Forever' posthumously released, featuring short fiction from before her 1960 classic and essays from 1961 to 2006. Photo: Filepic

Essays and early short stories by To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee will be published this fall.

The Land Of Sweet Forever compiles short fiction Lee wrote in the years before the 1960 release of her classic novel and includes essays completed between 1961 and 2006. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will release the book on Oct 21.