Today, J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye turns 75. Despite mixed early reviews, the book quickly became a touchstone of American literature, and an icon of American culture in general. I…

JD Salinger’s wry, subversive classic inspired novelist Joseph O’Connor to be a writer. He reflects on why this story of a disaffected teenager remains as fresh and transgressive…

“I was surrounded by phonies… They were coming in the goddam window.” * Seventy-five years ago today, The Catcher in the Rye first hit bookshelves across the US, and people still…

Today, J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye turns 75. Despite mixed early reviews, the book quickly became a touchstone of American literature, and an icon of American culture…