Lessons from a book

This May 19, 2010 photo provided by Penny Weaver shows Nelle Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, in her assisted living room in Montoeville, Ala. Amid concerns that Harper Lee was not involved in the decision to publish a second novel, HarperCollins issued a statement in which she says she is “happy as hell” about the response to her upcoming book, “Go Set a Watchman.” Lee stunned the world this week by agreeing to the release a second book since her 1960 classic. (AP Photo/Penny Weaver)

THE literary world was stunned this week by the announcement that Harper Lee will publish a second book soon, 55 years after her first and only novel To Kill A Mockingbird.

For book lovers, in particular fans of Mockingbird like myself, this is exciting news.