The grand finale episode of The Great American Read aired on PBS on Tuesday (10/23), counting down America’s 100 favorite novels and, after more than 4 million votes, To Kill a Mockingbird was named America’s best-loved novel! The finale was part of an eight-episode series that explored and celebrated the power of reading; you can watch it here.
One of the best-loved 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.
We also have a new illustrated version of Harper Lee's classic tale, To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel illustrated by Fred Fordham, coming out next week (10/30)!
Thanks to everyone who voted! We are giving away copies to the first 10 people who email librarylovefest@harpercollins.com.
-Lainey