Harper Lee's Old/New Novel; Laughing At/With Aging; China's Techies/Addicts

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 13, 2015

Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee's new novel, is due to be published tomorrow. Bloomberg Businessweek's Claire Suddath explains the controversial decision to green-light the decades-old manuscript. Plus: The New Yorker's Patricia Marx on how to age with humor; a Monday morning 2016 campaign news round-up; and a new documentary looks at a new clinical disorder emerging in China - excessive Internet use.

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