- Sales are "explosive" for Harper Lee novel Go Set a Watchman -- essentially a sequel to her first and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird -- in a boon for HarperCollins (NWS, NWSA).
- Not a terrible shock, as the release was setting up to be the biggest event in books since the 2007 release of wizard-series finale Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- The two Lee novels were Nos. 1 and 2 on Amazon's best-seller list today, as fans snap up both books to compare and contrast characters, and Barnes & Noble's Mary Amicucci forecasts that Go Set a Watchman will be the year's top seller.
- HarperCollins (one of the strongest-growing divisions at News Corp.) might bring well over $30M in first-year North American revenue from the new book.
- Previously: News Corp. expectations high for new Harper Lee book (Jul. 09 2015)