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For more Its Lit, subscribe to Storied: One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lees 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key antiracist text. But how did this novel, with its Southern Gothic and Bildungsroman elements become a book that in 2006 the British said every adult should read before they die ahead of the Bible. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and was loosely based on Lees reallife experiences, the book tells the story of Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout, a young girl growing up during the Great Depression in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama with her older brother Jeremy aka Jem, and her widowed lawyer father, Atticus Finch. A name, that will be imprinted on the world forever. Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes, Its Lit is a show about our favorite books, genres, and why we love to read. Its Lit ha