To Kill a Mockingbird

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 23, 2008

Lee Elliff Pound
(417) 625-9355


JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - The Literary Lions Book Club is seeking participants for this semester's literary work, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

 

Wendy McGrane, Director of the Spiva Library at Missouri Southern State University, will moderate the discussions on the book, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1961.

 

Since its original publication, the book has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback. It has sold over 30 million copies and been translated into over 40 languages. The book was adapted for the screen in a movie starring Gregory Peck.

 

Dr. Jude Meche of the Missouri Southern English & Philosophy Department will serve as moderator and will lead discussions at all meetings.

  • The group will meet at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 13 for an introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird and the life and career of author Harper Lee.

  • The group will meet at 6:30 on Thursday, March 27 for a discussion of the book.

  • At 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10 the group will view the film version of the novel.

All meetings will be held in MSSU’s Spiva Library near the University Java coffee shop. The total cost to participate is $25 for the general public or $15 for Friends of the Spiva Library group members. The opportunity to participate is limited to the first 15 participants. Those interested should respond no later than March 3.

 

Literary Lions participants’ individual copies of To Kill a Mockingbird will be donated back to the Spiva Library. Those wanting to participate or obtain additional information should call the Literary Lions Book Club, by calling the Alumni Office (417) 625-9355.

 

 

 

 

 

Next Page News Bureau Home

Return to MSSU home page