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Read a letter from Kathryn Stockett
Dear Friends of The Help:

It has been an incredible ride since I started writing The Help in September 2001. After more than sixty rejections from agents, I am still surprised to see The Help on a shelf in a bookstore.

And when readers share with me their personal connection to The Help, I am proud and humbled by their stories. Often, I am asked how I learned about the civil rights era and conducted my research. I always smile and shrug and say, I'm still learning from readers, every day. Read more

Mississippi is buzzing with excitement over confirmation from DreamWorks that the movie will be filmed in Greenwood, MS. Filming will take place in July and August. Read more

When Kathryn Stockett was twelve years old, she told her best friend Tate Taylor, that she was going to grow up and write novels. He told her he was going to grow up and make movies. Many years later, Kathryn Stockett wrote her first novel, The Help. And Tate Taylor wrote the screenplay for The Help and is directing it, with Dreamworks and Christopher Columbus 1492 production company producing. Filming will start this summer in Mississippi.

In the latest casting update, Bryce Dallas Howard (Victoria in the upcoming movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) has signed on to play Hilly! EW.com shares details here.