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Second Harper Lee novel to be published in July

At last: Harper Lee novel to be published in July, her first since 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
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FILE - This March 14, 1963 file photo shows Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, 'To kill a Mockingbird.' Publisher Harper announced Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, that 'Go Set a Watchman,' a novel Lee completed in the 1950s and put aside, will be released July 14. It will be her second published book. (AP Photo, File)

By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press

NEW YORK - "To Kill a Mockingbird" will not be Harper Lee's only published book after all.

Publisher Harper announced Tuesday that "Go Set a Watchman," a novel the Pulitzer Prize-winning author completed in the 1950s and put aside, will be released July 14. Rediscovered last fall, "Go Set a Watchman" is essentially a sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird," although it was finished earlier. The 304-page book will be Lee's second, and the first new work in more than 50 years.

"The existence of 'Go Set a Watchman' was unknown until recently, and its discovery is an extraordinary gift," Harper publisher Jonathan Burnham said in a statement.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is among the most beloved novels in history, with worldwide sales topping 40 million copies.