J.D. Salinger

When books kill
Movies and video games get blamed for acts of senseless violence all the time. But some famous murderers got their ideas from literature.
Return to sender
A collection of letters to J.D. Salinger, many from well-known writers, shows how the author of "Catcher in the Rye" went from man to myth.
The truth about J.D. Salinger
We don't need exposis -- as Mary McCarthy showed long ago, the sickness is in his writing.
Do not disturb
The author of "Interpreter of Maladies" checks in with great fiction about hotels.
Salinger and me
My excellent adventures with the author of "The Catcher in the Rye."
Letters to the Editor
"Star what?" lacked force and reason; readers loathe (and love) Lucas.
Selling Salinger's letters
Is Joyce Maynard a celebrity bloodsucker or a victim getting hers back?
The year in books
Dwight Garner reviews the events in book publishing in 1997
The worst books of 1997
Salon Magazine's book critics survey the worst and most overrated books of 1997
Newsreal: The fame economy
What's good for Michael Jordan is good for America
Media Circus: What's Up, Dike?
Why should John Updike be the only writer who gets to begin Amazon.com's collaborative story?

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