Harper Lee, ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Author, Reportedly Dead At 89

“To Kill A Mockingbird” author Nelle Harper Lee has died, AL.com reported Friday. She was 89. Other details were unclear shortly before 11 a.m. EST.

Ernest Williams of Johnson’s Funeral Home in Monroeville confirmed Lee’s death to International Business Times though he noted the funeral home was not handling services. A call to the Monroeville County Coroner and Medical Examiner’s Office was not immediately returned.