"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 ...

David Levithan, co-author of the best-selling novel "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" and an editorial director at Scholastic, on how "The Catcher in the Rye" helped create young adult literature.

I was dismayed to read that Washington area schools are dropping J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" from their reading lists [front page, Jan. 16]. I am upset not by the loss of the book ...

Disaffected youth can finally read Catcher in the Rye on their Kindle Paperwhites, just like J.D. Salinger intended. The new reading format comes courtesy of Salinger’s son, Matt Salinger, who ...

The “Catcher in the Rye” film that should never be After J.D. Salinger's death, a movie version is more likely than ever. Here's why that's a huge mistake ...

J.D. Salinger, a giant of 20th century American letters and author of "The Catcher in the Rye" who had shunned the public eye for decades, died Wednesday at his home in rural Cornish, N.H. He was ...

Last updated 2:45 p.m. ET. J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died.

Since its publication in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye has spawned catchphrases, book-banning campaigns, unauthorized sequels, and untold millions of padded high school English class essays. Still ...

J.D. Salinger, who remade American literature with his singular 1951 novel "The Catcher in the Rye," died Wednesday at his home in Cornish, N.H.