Release of Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’

Keesha Henderson couldn’t wait: She began leafing through her copy of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” on the way to the cash register at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City on July 14.

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July 14, 2015 9:46 AM PT

Will Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' live up to the hype?

Copies of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” are on display at an book store in Mumbai, India, on July 14.

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Shortly after midnight at a bookstore in Seoul, sales of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” were brisk.

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At the Ol’ Curiosities & Book Shoppe in Harper Lee’s hometown of Monroeville, Ala., copies of “Go Set a Watchman” were flying off the shelves on July 14.

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