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Category Archive — j.d.salinger

The Hermit

By Meredith | Also posted in in memorium, the catcher in the rye

Reclusive author J.D. Salinger passed away yesterday at the age of 91. Before his self-imposed exile (partly because he did not like the fame that accompanied his literary success), Salinger was considered one of the most important post-World War II American authors. His collected works include with incredibly popular and influential novel, The Catcher in [...]

January 29, 2010 – 1:16 AM
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Book News Round-Up

By Meredith | Also posted in adaptations, barnes and noble, book awards, j.r.r. tolkien, movies, shakespeare

Hey there, bookworms and wormettes, it’s time for another installment of the Librarian Next Door’s Book News Round-Up. It’s about time! Barnes and Noble recently announced it would finally offer free wifi in stores. This comes on the heels of the launch of the new B&N e-bookstore, a venture aimed at taking on main competitor [...]

August 2, 2009 – 3:41 PM
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Book News Round-Up

By Meredith | Also posted in book awards, book news, dr. seuss, j.r.r. tolkien, james joyce, lists, Penguin Group, the catcher in the rye

The latest in the crazy, quirky and just plain fun stories about books, from all around the world wide web: June 16th marked passing of Bloomsday, a celebration of James Joyce and his epic work, Ulysses, which takes place on June 16, 1904. Two intrepid fans decided to take things one step further and tweet [...]

June 19, 2009 – 11:23 PM
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