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Catcher in the Rye Sequel's Legal Battle Continues

Nearly a year ago, then-90-year-old J.D. Salinger—who passed away earlier this year —brought legal action against the writer, publishers and distributors of a Catcher in the Rye sequel. That legal battle is still ongoing, leaving the fate of the would-be sequel up in the air....  read more

Twilight Grabs #5 Spot on American Libraries' Challenged Books List

What do gay penguins, Holden Caulfield, cybersex, racism and glittery vampires have in common? Each is the subject of one of American libraries’ most hotly contested tomes....  read more

Four Reasons I Reconsidered Catcher In The Rye

I expected to hate Catcher in the Rye. Except for a brief but tumultuous affair with Kerouac during my junior year of college, I’ve always been suspicious of educated, angst-ridden youths. Holden Caulfield’s legacy of torn leather jackets and frayed sweater vests—from Burroughs to Cuomo to Cera—is often written off in my mind as wholly foreign, worlds away from my rural upbringing and church-inspired need for small talk and donuts on Sunday....  read more

J.D. Salinger: 1919-2010

J.D. Salinger, whose Holden Caulfield gave voice to generations of malcontent adolescents via Catcher in the Rye, died of natural causes on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. The author died in his home in Cornish, N.H., where he famously avoided the outside world for decades. He was 91....  read more

10 Frequently-Challenged Books Everyone Should Read

It should go without saying that, as a publication, we're pretty big fans of that whole freedom-of-speech thing. So, we couldn't help but notice the list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990-2000, as reported by the American Library Association. These are all books that people have tried to keep out of libraries or other public venues because they are somehow deemed "inappropriate" or "dangerous." The whole thing is a little Fahrenheit 451 if you ask us. (Although, oddly, the great book about the dangers of censorship doesn't appear on the list of books people most commonly try...  read more

J.D. Salinger Sues Over Catcher Sequel

If J.D. Salinger continues to have his way, Holden Caulfield and his red hunting hat will remain within the sanctity of yellowed paperbacks pored over in high-school English classes and re-read for decades. That means no television, film or theater adaptations, thank you. And certainly no book sequels....  read more