July 11th

On this day - July 11th 1960 - Harper Lee's "To kill a mockingbird" was published 

To kill a mockingbird was first published in the US on this day in 1960. It became an instant hit and won a Pulitzer price. The primary themes in the book are racial unjust and destruction of innocence. Harper Lee only published one other book, Go Set a Watchman, during her lifetime. She died in February 2016. To kill a mockingbird was made into an Oscar winning movie in 1962.