About the author, J.D. Salinger.

J.D. Salinger
January 1, 1919 - January 27, 2010

• Biography.
• Obituaries & other posthumous reflections: New York Times, Associated Press, The New Yorker.
  
• Audio essays: "J.D. Salinger Remembered", "What Salinger Mean To Me", "Meeting J.D. Salinger", and "Rest in Privacy".
  
• New York Times archives: news and reviews.
• BBC News: "A Glimpse Inside the Life of a Recluse."
• New York Review of Books: "Justice to J.D. Salinger."
• Time Magazine: "All-Time 100 Novels."

Also, Catcher was in the news this time last year because of a Swedish author's attempt to publish a so-called sequel that contains a 76-year-old version of Holden. The author went by the not-so-subtle pen name "J.D. California." If you're interested in reading more about it, check out the two Times articles below.

• Get a Life, Holden Caulfield
• Judge Rules for J.D. Salinger in ‘Catcher’ Copyright Suit