Since its first publication in 1951, “The Catcher in the Rye” has become one of the most iconic American novels — and not only because of J.D. Salinger’s words. The original art, by ...

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.

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 ...