Author Casey Cep made her first visit to SLCL on Tuesday evening to discuss her book, “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and The Last Trial of Harper Lee.” The book delves into the time when Harper Lee, wanting to emulate her friend Truman Capote, investigated the trial stemming from a particularly despicable murder. Cep prefaced her reading by saying, “I’d like to start by offering an apology to those that love Harper Lee. She appears in the beginning but then disappears!”
Harper Lee didn’t finish the story and Cep’s book explores the mystery of how one of the country’s most heralded writers could find and lose inspiration on a project that seemed perfect.
Make your summer reading a little extra by meeting an accomplished author at SLCL. Here’s the schedule of upcoming visits.














