1. Go Set a Watchman

by Harper Lee

Of course, the release of Harper Lee’s “Go Set A Watchman” is a major literary event. Presumably a lost manuscript that was recently found, this novel is on everyone’s must-read list. And honestly, the crazy scuttlebutt and controversy swirling around it only make us want to read it more, right? I cherish my dog-eared, now yellow copy of “To Kill A Mockingbird” from high school. I cannot wait to know Scout’s full story and have these books side by side on my bookshelf. So here’s an idea: We all buy the book right when it comes out. A couple of weeks after that (end of July) let’s meet back on The Bitter Southerner’s Facebook page for a BS Read Well Book Club discussion. Yes? I’ll get back to you on the date.

— Novel, available July 14

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