
(In a statement Tuesday, she said: "I couldn't be happier if my name was Scout.") Oprah Winfrey, for one, has called "To Kill a Mockingbird" her favorite book. Such an opportunity could draw in a host of high-profile producers. It's likely to spark a bidding war well before it lands on book shelves July 14.

Particularly since Lee said Tuesday that "Go Set the Watchman" follows her young heroine, Scout, into adulthood, it's sure to be feverishly pursued by producers.

If Lee agrees to sell the movie rights of her new book, it can be expected to be one of the most eagerly sought novels for optioning to the big screen. Harper Lee 'happy as hell' about reactions to new book Harper Lee sues museum dedicated to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
