I just finished reading "The Catcher In The Rye." This is notable in part because I rarely read books anymore. (No time--too much iPhone.) It's also notable because this is the third time I've ...

When I first read The Catcher in the Rye, like the vast majority of my 11th grade peers, I hated Holden Caulfield. Apparently, hating Holden Caulfield is one of the markers of a Millennial reader.

"Rebel in the Rye" explores J.D. Salinger's career and meditation practice. — -- J.D. Salinger’s controversial novel, “The Catcher in the Rye,” is considered by many to be an American ...

Excerpts Here is the opening of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye,” narrated by Holden Caulfield, a tormented prep-school flunk-out who is headed for mental collapse.

From Lee Bailey's "The Immaculate Perception?", Fall '95 From Lee Bailey's "The Immaculate Perception?", Fall '95Famed American novelist J.D. Salinger tells his readers of the dreams of his ...

It's rare to find signed works of J.D. Salinger's, but this inscribed copy of The Catcher in the Rye is being sold by Peter Harrington Books in the U.K. for £225,000.

The title of the book, "The Catcher in the Rye," connects to the first line by reflecting Holden's desire to protect the innocence of childhood. It’s funny. Don’t ever tell anybody anything.

Today is J.D. Salinger’s 100th birthday, but Holden Caulfield is still 17. The iconic teenager of The Catcher in the Rye will forever be a symbol of our youthful alienation.. Although a few ...

There are two kinds of reactions I’ve gotten when I tell people I’m reading “The Catcher in the Rye.” The first is a total non-reaction, where they have no idea what I’m talking about — evidently ...