Posts Tagged: Harper Lee

Happy Anniversary to Scout, Atticus, Harper … and Chris & Harry

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It is one of very few books that I would recommend to anyone, if they haven’t read it yet. It’s the only book that I recommend to people who don’t read very often. During my husband’s months of unemployment,

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Did ABC comedies pay tribute to Harper Lee?

Last night on the ABC comedy The Middle, starring Patricia Heaton, youngest son Brick watched over an unhatched egg, brought it with him everywhere, covered it with a blanket at night, etc. He named the egg “Scout” before the baby chick even hatched. The Middle is followed by Modern Family. In last night’s episode, Phil’s

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