TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ Iowa City fêtes Iowa City new Lee novel fêtes new Lee novel The community celebrated Harper Lee’s new book, Go Set a Watchman, which was released at midnight Monday. By YUN LIN
[email protected] ome fans of famed author Harper “We think it will be a fun way to celebrate Lee celebrated the release of her the release of the new book,” Prairie Lights second book, Go Set a Watchman, co-owner Jan Weissmiller said prior to the in Iowa City on Monday night. event. “People would like to see the mov- At 10 p.m., FilmScene, 118 ie on a full screen because it is a famous E. SCollege St., held a screening of the 1962 movie, and it is wonderful to see it at movie To Kill A Mockingbird and after the theater rather than at home.” film finished, audience members were Weissmiller said Prairie Lights or- then handed out a first printing, hardcov- dered around 150 copies of the book, er edition of Go Set a Watchman courte- and it will order more copies as soon sy of Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. as possible. FilmScene Executive Lee wrote Go Set a Watchman in Director Joe Tiefenthaler said the the mid-1950s but was discouraged 65-ticket show sold out quickly by her editor from publishing it. and interest was high. The novel was then forgotten about “It’s a wonderful way for us until her lawyer discovered the to partner with our local in- manuscript in 2014.