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By Suzanne Van Atten
July 9, 2015

Look for our review July 14. Meanwhile, read about secret meetings and high anxiety in Harper Lee's hometown, Monroeville, Ala., and, test your knowledge of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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Suzanne Van Atten is a book critic and contributing editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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