JD Salinger: An Un-Appreciation

'Books should offend you," a professor told my literature class 30 years ago, when I started college. "They should make you squirm and... More

Philadelphia Inquirer ( 2/9/2010 12:07:03 AM -08:00 )

Is 'Catcher in the Rye' dated or do teens still relate to Holden's angst?
	NEW YORK — Zoe Miller, 14, likes JD Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" so much that her copy is dog-eared from multiple readings.... More
The Canadian Press ( 2/8/2010 4:25:16 PM -08:00 )

Saying goodbye
	What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of a good-by. I mean I've left schools and places I didn't even know I was leaving them... More
The Hindu ( 2/8/2010 11:00:29 AM -08:00 )

If you really want to hear about it ...

The seminal coming-of-age novel, The Catcher in the Rye, came out in 1951 during a time of anxious, Cold War conformity.... More

Asia Times Online ( 2/8/2010 2:30:57 AM -08:00 )

JD Salinger's complaint

JD Salinger may be gone, but his ability to persuade a New York court to ban Swedish author Fredrik Colting's novel "60 Years Later" makes his estate the... More

San Francisco Chronicle ( 2/8/2010 12:08:14 AM -08:00 )

the battle of the books | Philadelphia Daily News | 02/09/2010

THE RECENT death of JD Salinger unleashed a torrent of articles talking about his chosen isolation from the world and the enormous impact of his major work,... More

Philadelphia Daily News ( 2/9/2010 12:17:17 AM -08:00 )

JD Salinger: An Un-Appreciation

All of this fuss over JD Salinger is yesterday's dinner warmed over. Make no mistake: Salinger was a terrific writer, and at one time he... More

Inside Higher Ed ( 2/9/2010 12:12:25 AM -08:00 )

'Terrifying' Narcissism: JD Salinger's Legacy

How will be remember JD Salinger? The painfully reclusive author of the monumental work on childhood alienation The Catcher in the Rye (1951)?... More

Scoop.co.nz ( 2/9/2010 12:05:55 AM -08:00 )

Editorial: JD Salinger, 1919-2009
	For a writer of such comparatively little output, JD Salinger created a disproportionate splash. The splash, though, became the problem.... More
Providence Journal ( 2/8/2010 9:02:45 PM -08:00 )

The Marine, JD Salinger and Service

Like many of my generation (I turned 66 on Monday), I grew up with the works of JD Salinger, not only The Catcher in the... More

Nextgov ( 2/8/2010 12:09:13 PM -08:00 )

The enigma of JD Salinger
	Close personal friend of JD Salinger, Lillian Ross, has written an intriguing article remembering their friendship for the New Yorker.... More
Spectator.co.uk ( 2/8/2010 9:18:48 AM -08:00 )

The catcher in the rye bread
	JD Salinger, who passed away last week, was nearly as famous for his reclusiveness as his writing. But even a recluse needs groceries, apparently.... More
Albany Times Union (blog) ( 2/8/2010 9:10:30 AM -08:00 )

Moats: A Distinctive Voice
	(HOST) Commentator David Moats has been thinking about one of the most distinctive - and elusive - voices in American literature.... More
Vermont Public Radio ( 2/8/2010 5:18:50 AM -08:00 )

Catcher in the Rye: why it might not be worth filming
	There's lot of talk of a 'Catcher' film - but it is too dated for today? By Jack Bremer There has been increasing speculation since the death of JD Salinger... More
First Post ( 2/7/2010 11:09:25 PM -08:00 )

Citybeats: Six degrees of separation between San Marino and Salinger

It may be more than 6 degrees of separation, but the death in Cornish, New Hampshire, of reclusive novelist JD Salinger does have a local link.... More

Pasadena Star-News ( 2/7/2010 6:17:06 PM -08:00 )

Remembering Salinger
	Even though he almost never left the reclusive sanctuary of his home in Cornish, NH, JD Salinger was an American icon. As the man who gave voice to a... More
Harvard Crimson ( 2/7/2010 6:06:37 PM -08:00 )

Tybout: Salinger classic will hopefully remain unfilmable

On Jan. 27, perhaps the least-hated author you had to read in high school passed away: JD Salinger. While most of us struggled... More

University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News ( 2/7/2010 3:49:09 PM -08:00 )

Vignettes On JD Salinger

by Various Swans Authors [Ed. Based upon a suggestion by Charles Marowitz, we asked our regular contributors to write about JD Salinger in 200 words more or... More

Swans ( 2/7/2010 3:14:22 PM -08:00 )

Salinger understood what teens understand

Most of my literature classes in school felt like swimming through a pool where the water didn't touch me. Sure, “Heart of Darkness” and “The Canterbury... More

The Desert Sun ( 2/7/2010 1:21:54 AM -08:00 )