Harper Lee tributes: ‘Today we lost a beautiful writer’

Tributes have been paid to ‘Kill a Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee whose death has been announced.

‘Harper Lee’ became the top trending term worldwide on Twitter shortly after news of her death broke. Social media users mourned the loss of the legendary author.

Publisher Random House tweeted: “Today we lost a beautiful writer” . It was accompanied by a photograph of a Harper Lee quote, “Until I feared I would lose it I never loved to read. One does not love breathing”.

Apple Chief executive Tim Cook tweeted "Rest in peace, Harper Lee. 'The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.'"

Journalist Piers Morgan tweeted: “RIP Harper Lee, 89. Author of one of the greatest books ever written.”

“We’re saddened to learn of the passing of Harper Lee. How did her work affect you?” New York Public Library tweeted.

US representative Bradley Bryne of Alabama tweeted , “Heartbreaking news. Harper Lee, from Monroeville, is an Alabama and American literary giant.”

Fifty Shades of Grey EL James author also mourned her passing on twitter.