Harper Lee

Harper Lee

2 Series • 3 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of To Kill a Mockingbird Books
Start with: To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Collections
Start with: The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays (2025)

ⓘ About Harper Lee

Harper Lee is an American author famous for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel was first published in 1960. In 2015, Harper Lee published a second novel, Go Set A Watchman. Nelle Harper Lee was born April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama. As a child she was regarded as a tomboy as she grew up with four siblings. Her father, Frances Cunningham (Finch), was a lawyer while her mother, Amasa Coleman Lee, lived a secluded life at home. Some believe her mother may have suffered from a mental disorder. Harper Lee realized her gift of writing in high school and after graduating in 1944 she went to Huntington College in Montgomery, Alabama. In college Lee was devoted to writing and she was also a member of the literary honor society.

All Book Series by Harper Lee

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To Kill a Mockingbird book cover

To Kill a Mockingbird

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1960

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1960
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Go Set a Watchman

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
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The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays book cover

The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays

Single-title series · published 2025

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2025

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Harper Lee?

Harper Lee is an American author famous for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel was first published in 1960. In 2015, Harper Lee published a second novel, Go Set A Watchman.

Which Harper Lee series should I start with?

The best place to start is the To Kill a Mockingbird series, the earliest of Harper Lee's multi-book series: it opens with To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) and runs to 2 books across 1960–2015, ending with Go Set a Watchman (2015).

How many books has Harper Lee written?

Harper Lee has 3 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1960 and 2025. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the To Kill a Mockingbird series with 2 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Harper Lee's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Harper Lee's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are To Kill a Mockingbird (1960–2015, 2 books).

How are Harper Lee's books organised into series?

This guide splits Harper Lee's 3 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: To Kill a Mockingbird (2 books, 1960–2015).