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.
    By Aidan Doyle December 15, 2003

  • 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.
    By Jonathon Keats April 17, 2002

  • The truth about J.D. Salinger

    We don't need exposis -- as Mary McCarthy showed long ago, the sickness is in his writing.
    By Geraldine McGowan October 2, 2000

  • Do not disturb

    The author of "Interpreter of Maladies" checks in with great fiction about hotels.
    By Jhumpa Lahiri April 3, 2000

  • Salinger and me

    My excellent adventures with the author of "The Catcher in the Rye."
    By J.B.Miller July 6, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    "Star what?" lacked force and reason; readers loathe (and love) Lucas.
    Letters to the Editor May 20, 1999

  • Selling Salinger's letters

    Is Joyce Maynard a celebrity bloodsucker or a victim getting hers back?
    By -- Laura Miller May 13, 1999

  • The worst books of 1997

    Salon Magazine's book critics survey the worst and most overrated books of 1997
    By Dwight Garner December 24, 1997

  • The year in books

    Dwight Garner reviews the events in book publishing in 1997
    By Dwight Garner December 24, 1997

  • Newsreal: The fame economy

    What's good for Michael Jordan is good for America
    By Jonathan Broder December 18, 1997

  • Media Circus: What's Up, Dike?

    Why should John Updike be the only writer who gets to begin Amazon.com's collaborative story?
    By David Rakoff August 12, 1997
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