This week marks the 50^th anniversary of the release of To Kill A Mockingbird. Fittingly, there has been a lot of hullabaloo in the media of late about the canonical status of the book and whether it is deserving of this status.

And we all know I think it is.

Happy anniversary, Mockingbird! Knowing you has made me a better person!

Related: In Defence of To Kill a Mockingbird.