Celebrity baby causes jump in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ sales

There’s nothing people won’t do for celebrities. They’ll even — gasp! — read a book.

Sales of Harper Lee’s classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” have soared in the UK recently, and it’s all because of one very famous baby.

Harper Seven Beckham was born to celebrity parents David and Victoria Beckham earlier this month. The baby was named for the author, a favorite of Posh Spice Victoria.

The Daily Mail reports Amazon’s UK sales of the novel are up 123 percent since the baby’s name was announced.

Then the Daily Mail said something that sounds a little mean.


The revelation that it is Victoria’s favourite book may surprise some fans, because it was widely thought she had never read a book.

Indeed, Victoria did say that a few years ago.

Read more about baby Harper’s literary contributions here: “Sales of To Kill A Mockingbird rise…

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