Nelle Harper Lee�'s To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and became an instant bestseller. Two years later it was an Academy Award���winning film. Today, it remains standard���nd beloved���eading in English classes. But Lee never wanted ���he book���to define who she was, which explains her aversion to any kind of publicity. Kerry Madden conducted extensive research for this Up Close biography, which reveals Lee to be a down-to-earth Southern woman who enjoys baseball games and playing golf���nd whose one and only published book happened to win the Pulitzer Prize.