The playlist: Catcher in the Rye fell shortest in the music category, unfortunately, with a playlist of late '90s alt rock we haven’t heard in such sequence since NOW That’s What I Call Music.

"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 ...

“I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's ...

The Catcher in the Rye made Salinger a renowned author in terms of 20th-century American fiction.But he was a reclusive, and signing his own books was a favour he did for "very close friends or ...

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 ...

Harvey Weinstein, then-Miramax chief, once wanted to make a film based on “The Catcher in the Rye.” Reclusive author J.D. Salinger wasn’t eager on selling film rights.

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.

J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" started landing on bookshelves in the summer of 1951. The novel didn't crack the Tribune's list of best-selling fiction in Minneapolis that July – James ...