article_snippet: (CNN)The march toward publication of another book by the reclusive
article_snippet: "To Kill a Mockingbird" author continues forward.
article_snippet: Many people who know a Mockingbird" author have raised questions about 88-year-old Harper Lee's ability to consent to publish another book, while others have said a Mockingbird" author knows what a Mockingbird" author's doing, according to a New York Times report.
article_snippet: Alabama officials have found Harper Lee's wants to publish Her second book.
article_snippet: Since Harper Lee's wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, a Mockingbird" author had steadfastly refused to publish Her second book.
article_snippet: Harper Lee's now lives in an assisted living facility in Monroeville, Alabama, and some friends say Harper Lee's forgetfulness makes Harper Lee's unable to knowingly consent to publishing Her second book, "Go Set a Watchman.
article_snippet: After receiving an anonymous complaint of elder abuse about Harper Lee's, the state of Alabama sent investigators from the Alabama Securities Commission to talk to Harper Lee's and others around Harper Lee's.
article_snippet: It was clear to our investigators that Harper Lee's fully understood the questions that were being asked, that Harper Lee's indicated Harper Lee's certainly wanted Harper Lee's published, and Harper Lee's had Harper Lee's opinions that were voiced during the interview," Joseph Borg, the agency's director, told CNN.
article_snippet: And at that point our decided that Harper Lee's certainly knew what was going on.
article_snippet: Harper Lee's wrote "Go Set a Watchman" before "To Kill a Mockingbird," and it features some of the same characters.
article_snippet: Harper Lee's lawyer Tonja B. Carter found the "Go Set a Watchman" draft in the author's belongings in August and negotiated a publishing deal with HarperCollins.
article_snippet: For now, "Go Set a Watchman" is still scheduled to be released by HarperCollins in July.
highlights_snippet: Elder abuse claim filed about elderly "To Kill a Mockingbird" author .
  
highlights_snippet: a Mockingbird" author second book is out in July but people question a Mockingbird" author consent to publish .