To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Famous writers fess up about great works they've never pulled off the bookshelf. Read their confessions, then let us know what you've been meaning to read in the comments below.

"To Kill a Mockingbird—though I have seen the film. Now the shame of just admitting this has sent me to my bookshelves to find it. And I intend to read it straight away...honestly." — Andrea Levy, author of Small Island and The Long Song

Why To Kill a Mockingbird made a difference to John Cusack

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From the July 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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