Go Set a Watchman sells over 1m copies in the US and Canada

Despite many readers’ disparaging criticism, Harper Lee’s ‘lost’ novel has become HarperCollins’ fastest selling book with 1.1m in first-week sales and preordersCritics dismissed it as a rough draft for To Kill a Mockingbird and readers despaired over an ageing, racist Atticus Finch. But Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is still a million-seller.HarperCollins announced on Monday that Go Set a Watchman in its combined print, electronic and audio formats has sold 1.1m copies in the US and Canada, a figure which includes first-week sales and months of preorders. Related: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee review – ‘moral ambition sabotaged’ Related: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee – digested read Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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