To Kill a Mockingbird

Look for The Land of Sweet Forever, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces by Harper Lee, coming October 21, 2025.

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read

Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred

One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.

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Published Mar 5, 2002

336 pages

Average rating: 8.46

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Readers say *To Kill a Mockingbird* is a timeless, powerful classic and a must-read that vividly captures the dark realities of American society. Prai...

wheretheheckismyjello

Nov 19, 2025

8/10 stars

Basically Harper Lee came in, dropped this and blew everyone's minds, and then dipped because really what else can you write after this major banger???? Look, the themes are not subtle and the story is not complicated. BUT GODDAMN IT STICKS!!! Because it is so very based on the truth, and how the truth often doesn't matter in the face of what people want to believe. Peak assigned school reading.

Across the Globe Book Buddies

Oct 19, 2025

10/10 stars

Loved. This. Book! I didn’t realize I had never read it,had only seen the movie. As is typically the case: the book was better! Gawwwd I love Scout! (Both the character in TKaM and my little girl

wdkilpackiii

Mar 05, 2026

10/10 stars

Illustrates the life of an outsider with an element of stoicism that similar stories lack. There's no whining over a difficult situation, not just to survive, but a proactive approach to make things work. I read this because it was assigned, but was very pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. (Not always the case.) Highly recommended!

flamingotina

Mar 02, 2026

10/10 stars

Read this book after seeing the movie. Loved every minute of both!

Tommx

Dec 22, 2025

10/10 stars

I read this a long time ago (not sure exactly when but somewhere in college) and it stayed with me ever since. It's one of my favorite books, and has to some extent helped me with my worldview.