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February 7, 2021 55 mins
What does it take to write the great American novel?

Harper Lee’s defining work - To Kill a Mockingbird - has stood the test of time. 

Surrounded by racism, segregation and injustice growing up in rural Alabama, Lee’s experiences shaped what would go on to become a literary classic. 

Stephanie Okupniak goes inside her life - and friendship with Truman Capote - with the help of biographer Charles Shields and author Greg Neri.
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