Overview
- Published Oct. 21, the collection gathers eight previously unseen short stories from the 1950s alongside eight once-published essays and magazine pieces, with an introduction by biographer Casey Cep.
- The materials were discovered in Lee’s New York City apartment after her death and have been organized to show her development before and after To Kill a Mockingbird.
- Early reviews diverge, with some critics calling the fiction juvenilia of interest chiefly to fans and others praising its humor, voice, and glimpses of themes that shaped her later work.
- Coverage revisits concerns raised by the 2015 release of Go Set a Watchman, renewing debate over consent and the ethics of issuing unpublished or unfinished work by a private author.
- Relatives say additional manuscripts could exist, citing reports of a 111-page work titled The Long Goodbye and a true-crime project known as The Reverend, though their status remains unconfirmed.