Harper Lee to publish new book

President Bush, right, shares a laugh with author Harper Lee, as he presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Harper Lee is seen here in 2007 receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George Bush.

Credit: Bo Emerson

Credit: Bo Emerson

President Bush, right, shares a laugh with author Harper Lee, as he presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Harper Lee is seen here in 2007 receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George Bush.

Harper Lee, who hasn't published a new novel in 55 years, has just announced plans to release a novel she wrote in the 1950s titled "Go Set a Watchman."

The novel will be released in July, according to the Associated Press.

See the AP story here for more details.

Lee wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird," published in 1960, which has sold more than 40 million copies and is one the most-loved books by a Southern author. The Monroeville, Ala., native then went decades without writing another book.