Harper Lee biographer overcomes 'cold trail'

Thursday, February 22, 2007

It is possible to write a biography of a subject who won't be interviewed and encourages all of her friends and family to do the same. Charles Shields' biography of Harper Lee, the often reclusive author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," sidesteps just this problem.

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