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J.D. Salinger
November 1, 2019
Rumaan Alam
Would J.D. Salinger Be Famous Today?
A new exhibition harks back to a time when an author could sell books and be a total recluse.
March 21, 2018
MagazineChristian Lorentzen
Good Boys
The earnest, ironic stylings of Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs”
July 16, 2014
Hillary Kelly
63 Years Ago, We Knew That 'The Catcher in the Rye' Was Insufferable and Overrated
June 5, 2014
Joanna Rakoff
The Day I Met J.D. Salinger
September 3, 2013
Andrew Delbanco
From the Stacks: "Holden Caulfield Goes to Law School"
March 9, 1987
August 26, 2013
Hillary Kelly
Ten Other Posthumously Discovered Novels
Salinger isn't the only one
July 3, 2013
Chloe Schama
The 'Salinger' Trailer is Phony and Ridiculous
April 21, 2010
Ruth Franklin
THE READ: J.D. Salinger's Private Letters

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