The crime writer on embracing politics in her teens, discovering the thrill of George Eliot, and learning from Wilkie Collins My earliest reading memory Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . I t...
Gielgud theatre, London Rafe Spall is a dignified Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s smooth and confident adaptation, which finds modern-day resonances in the 1960 classic about racial injustice i...
The American writer known for The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network on adapting To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage in the 21st century Aaron Sorkin, 60, is that rare screenwriter who...
Rafe Spall stars as small-town Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Harper Lee Continue reading...
The author and journalist on his two unopened copies of Stephen Hawking’s great work and not getting on with Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy The book I am currently reading I am working st...
Spall will replace Rhys Ifans as Atticus Finch in production opening at the Gielgud theatre in March 2022 Rafe Spall is to play Atticus Finch in the West End premiere of To Kill a Mockingbird ...
The TV presenter, author and Women’s prize judge on reading To Kill a Mockingbird at nine, the influence of Malorie Blackman and her love for David Almond’s novels The book I am currently r...
Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird among works protesters have tried to get removed from schools and libraries Mark Twain, John Steinbeck and Harper Lee might be three of America’s mo...
The West Wing writer’s play will coincide with the 60th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s novel The hit Broadway play of To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by The West Wing writer ...
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/oct/31/to-kill-a-mockingbird-aaron-sorkin-west-end
The three decades between The Handmaid’s Tale and Margaret Atwood’s much anticipated follow-up makes the wait for George RR Martin’s The Winds of Winter seem brief Those lucky enough to g...
A compelling account of Harper Lee’s lost true-crime book, Tim Lott takes on the Blair boom years, and Stephen Fry’s second volume of Greek myth Casey Cep William Heinemann, £20, pp336 Cont...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/23/furious-hours-harper-lee-tim-lott-stephen-fry-heroes
Nearly 20 years after To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee was living out of the public eye, drinking and suffering from writer’s block. Then she came across the sensational case of a murderous pr...
Author Casey Cep reveals discovery of ‘brimming’ cache of research by the novelist into Alabama preacher suspected of a string of murders Feature: the real story behind Harper Lee’s lost tr...
Auctioned letter to old friend fulminates against the ‘indescribable’ way To Kill a Mockingbird was being used to promote Monroeville, Alabama A letter from Harper Lee to an old friend in w...
SAM S SHUBERT THEATRE, NEW YORK The Oscar-winning writer’s controversial adaptation of the Harper Lee novel hits the stage with a splash and a strong central performance from Jeff Daniels A...
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/dec/13/to-kill-a-mockingbird-review-aaron-sorkin
The Social Network screenwriter’s take on Harper Lee’s novel had been opposed by her estate, and reports say portrayal of Atticus Finch has been softened Litigation from the estate of Harper...
Millions of American readers voted Harper Lee’s renowned story about racism as their favourite novel in six-month PBS poll To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s renowned coming-of-age story a...
Broadcaster, writer and prolific biographer of Hollywood and showbusiness stars Michael Freedland, the writer and broadcaster, who has died aged 83, called his 2005 autobiography Confessions o...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/oct/12/michael-freedland-obituary
These days, most writers cannot afford to live secluded from their public. But when a very private author like Thomas Harris announces a new novel, there’s always special excitement Authors �...
Lawyers for the late novelist, and for producers of Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation, have agreed a deal that will allow the show to open in December Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of To Ki...