To Kill a Mockingbird Trivia

Despite repeated requests, Harper Lee has refused to write a foreword for her novel, saying that it speaks for itself. (Source)

Harper Lee wrote the novel after her friends gave her a year’s salary so she could take a break from her job and focus on her writing. (Source)

Every year a dramatic version of the novel is performed in the old courthouse of Harper Lee’s hometown, Monroeville. (Source)

To Kill a Mockingbird was the first book used for a city-wide readalong, in Chicago in 2001. (Source)

Every year there’s a contest for school kids in Alabama to write an essay on To Kill a Mockingbird – and Harper Lee herself comes out of hiding to attend. (Source)