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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## The Hollywood Reporter Jul 10, 2015 6:42 AM UTC  Harper Lee in 2007 Harper Lee in 2007Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## The Hollywood Reporter Jul 10, 2015 6:42 AM UTC The first chapter of Harper Lee’s _Go Set a Watchman_ debuted on _The Wall Street Journal_ and The Guardian Friday. Readers can preview the book by reading the text version or listening to an audio edition, narrated by Reese Witherspoon, on either sites. According to U.S. publisher HarperCollins, pre-orders for the novel, which marks Lee’s first published work in over 50 years, are at a record-high for the company. The 1950s-set sequel revives _To Kill a Mockingbird_ characters Atticus Finch and Scout and picks up 20 years after where _Mockingbird_ left off. The _WSJ_ [reports](http://www.wsj.com/articles/delivering-harper-lees-go-set-a-watchman-to-readers-world-wide-1436500862?mobile=y) that extra security measures have been taken to protect the release of Lee’s high-profile novel, which is set to hit bookstores July 14\. Copies are currently being held in shrink-wrapped boxes and monitored by closed-circuit televisions. Bookstores and libraries are planning to hold off until the very last minute before shelving copies of _Go Set a Watchman_ on the day of its release. The book will be published in both American and British editions, as well as translated in Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Korean and other foreign languages. [Read](http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/10/harper-lee-new-novel-first-chapter-extract-to-kill-a-mockingbird) or [listen](http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2015/jul/10/go-set-a-watchman-read-the-first-chapter) to an excerpt from the novel’s first chapter on [The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2015/jul/10/go-set-a-watchman-read-the-first-chapter) or [_The Wall Street Journal_](http://www.wsj.com/articles/harper-lees-go-set-a-watchman-read-the-first-chapter-1436500861). _This_ [_article_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bookmark/harper-lees-new-book-preview-807821) _originally appeared on_ [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com) _More from The Hollywood Reporter:_ * [Reese Witherspoon to Narrate Audio of New Harper Lee Book](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reese-witherspoon-narrate-audio-new-790976) * [News Corp CEO Talks New Harper Lee Novel, “Trash” Web Traffic](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/news-ceo-trash-web-traffic-799427) * [Movies Blog: Heat Vision](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision) [Reese Witherspoon to Narrate Audio of New Harper Lee Book](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reese-witherspoon-narrate-audio-new-790976) Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman Debuts First Chapter Online ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3952550/harper-lee-go-set-a-watchman-novel-mockingbird/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3952550/harper-lee-go-set-a-watchman-novel-mockingbird/"},"headline":"Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman Debuts First Chapter Online","datePublished":"2015-07-10T06:42:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:08:04.837Z","description":"The first chapter of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman debuted on The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian Friday. 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