Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of to Kill a Mockingbird

by Murphy, Mary Mcdonagh

• ISBN13: 9780061924125
• ISBN10: 0061924121
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-05
• Publisher: Harpercollins

Summary

Harper Lee's first and only novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," published in July 1960, is not only a beloved classic but also a touchstone in American literary and social history. It may well be our national novel. With "Scout, Atticus, and Boo," Mary McDonagh Murphy commemorates more than half a century of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by exploring the great novel's history and how it has left its indelible mark. 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 their own personal connections to Lee's literary masterpiece, what it means to them--then and now--and how it ultimately has affected their lives and careers.

Author Biography

Mary McDonagh Murphy is an Emmy Award-winning producer and an independent documentary director. This book is based on her interviews for the film Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird, released theatrically and broadcast on PBS's American Masters. She has written for Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Post, and Publishers Weekly. She fives in Scarborough, New York, with her husband, Bob Minzesheimer, and their two children.

Table of Contents

Foreword: A Mockingbird Mosaic by Wally Lamb	p. ix
Scout, Atticus, and Boo	p. 1
The Interviews	p. 43
Mary badham	p. 45
Boaty boatwright	p. 51
Rick Bragg	p. 57
Tom Brokaw	p. 61
The Reverend Thomas Lane Butts	p. 66
Rosanne Cash	p. 74
Mark Childress	p. 76
Jane Ellen Clark	p. 85
Allan Gurganus	p. 95
David Kipen	p. 104
Wally Lamb	p. 110
Alice Finch Lee	p. 119
James McBride	p. 130
Diane McWhorter	p. 140
Jon Meacham	p. 147
Allison Moorer	p. 150
James Patterson	p. 155
Anna Quindlen	p. 159
Richard Russo	p. 167
Lizzie Skurnick	p. 172
Lee Smith	p. 176
Adriana Trigiani	p. 181
Cary Tucker	p. 187
Scott Turow	p. 194
Oprah Winfrey	p. 199
Andrew Young	p. 205
Illustration credits	p. 215
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