The news that Harper Lee is publishing a second novel over 50 years after the release of her debut, To Kill a Mockingbird, rocked Twitter this morning.
People were thrilled, and many made jokes:
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Lazy author Harper Lee to release 2nd book.
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it took Harper Lee this long to come up w a character name better than boo radley I guess?
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George R.R. Martin's productivity is now officially somewhere between J.D. Salinger and Harper Lee.
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Sad that Harper Lee is trying to ride a trend in her new book TO RE-KILL A MOCKINGBIRD THAT'S NOW A ZOMBIE
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*trailer voice* “But this Mockingbird… won’t… stay… killed."
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Harper Lee Thrilled to Disappoint Middle School Staff
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So excited the Boo Radleys are going to release a second album.
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2 kill 2 mockingbird
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Harper Lee saw that Missy Elliot was coming back and found inspiration.
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Harper Lee, 88, drops mic and walks away
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And she lived Harper Lee ever after.
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I bet Harper Lee thinks Amazon is a warrior woman.
There were jokes about The Hunger Games:
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To Kill A Mockingjay will be set in the aftermath of the Hunger Games series, as Katniss' daughter Scout deals with racism in the districts
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To be fair, To Kill A Mockingbird was the weakest book in the Hunger Games trilogy so I’m glad that *muffled gunshot*
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Harper Lee's new novel will be set in Panem and titled "How to Kill a Mockingjay: The Capitol Strikes Back"
And about #Gamergate:
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Joke's on you guys. Harper Lee's new book is just about ethics in gaming journalism.
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actually, it’s about ethics in mockingbird deaths
Some brought up the conspiracy theory that Truman Capote had actually written To Kill a Mockingbird:
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Excited that Harper Lee is publishing lost work from Truman Capote.
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Did Harper Lee use a Ouija board to get Truman Capote to write her new novel?
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Apparently it took 54 years of negotiations for Harper Lee to finally purchase an unpublished book from Truman Capote's estate
Others started coming up with title suggestions:
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@BuzzFeeders @BuzzFeed #mockingbirdsequeltitles I Thought I Killed That Mockingbird
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@BuzzFeeders @BuzzFeed "Tequila Mockingbird:Scout's Journey into Adulthood"
And some were just surprised that she was still alive:
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Wow, Harper Lee is still alive? That's exciting to hear.
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*pretends he knew Harper Lee was still alive*
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Harper lee is releasing a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, and also the secrets to immortality. How the fuck old is she!!?!?,
All jokes aside, we're thrilled that Harper Lee is releasing a second book!
