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July 14, 2015 1:36 PM

Annual 'Mockingbird' reader: Black Lives Matter gives new insight

Former University of Minnesota Regent Maureen Ramirez explains how the context of the Black Lives Matter movement gives new insight into reading Harper Lee's novel.

by Maureen Ramirez

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July 14, 2015 11:44 AM

Mixed reviews and new controversies surround Harper Lee's second novel

The reviews of "Go Set a Watchman" are in, and they're not kind. That hasn't kept books from flying off the shelves, amid rumors that there might even be a third book coming.

by Tracy Mumford

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July 14, 2015 8:34 AM

Harper Lee's 'Watchman' is a mess that makes us reconsider a masterpiece

Depending on whom you ask, "Go Set a Watchman" is either a recently discovered first draft of "To Kill a Mockingbird" -- or a failed sequel.

by Maureen Corrigan

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July 13, 2015 12:01 AM

Man hunts for rare books for Minnesota Historical Society

For more than 35 years, a self-described book geek, history nut and lover of Minnesota has collected thousands of books, maps and documents for the historical society's massive collection.

by The Associated Press

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July 11, 2015 11:56 AM

How Harper Lee went from wannabe writer to the Jane Austen of Alabama

Lee once said she wanted to be the chronicler of "small-town, middle-class Southern life."

by Joel Rose

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July 11, 2015 8:01 AM

Winning is for losers: The great stories of the guys who finish last

Author Max Leonard says that, when it comes to the Tour de France, the riders in the back often have far more interesting stories than the riders in the front.

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July 10, 2015 1:52 PM

'Aurora' journeys in a new direction

Veteran sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a tale of that classic genre trope, the generation ship. Critic Alan Cheuse says this story of spacefaring colonists goes to unexpected places.

by Alan Cheuse