The Catcher in the Rye

Laurie Petrou’s Sibling Rivalry on Steroids

In Laurie Petrou’s Sister of Mine (Crooked Lane Books), the lives of two orphaned sisters, Hattie and Penny, begin to fray as longstanding resentments, sibling rivalry and unpaid debts overflow and the ties of sisterhood start to snap. It’s a fast-paced thriller by Petrou, a debut novelist who also is an…

BookTribJuly 30, 2018

Miscellany

“Literary Places” Unleashes Every Reader’s Wanderlust

Have you ever read stories with settings so vivid that you felt you could be standing there alongside the characters? Some settings in books have become so iconic and intrinsic to their stories that they serve as active elements rather than passive backgrounds. From dark and brooding to serene and…

Rebecca ProulxMarch 1, 2019

Miscellany

How To Judge A Book By Its Cover: 18 Famous Books

Have you ever stopped to think about how your favorite books’ covers were conceptualized? The Grapes of Wrath cover artist, Elmer Hader, made a living illustrating children’s books with his wife, and that’s how John Steinbeck discovered his work. The stories behind some of the most iconic book covers are…

BookTribJune 8, 2018

Miscellany

Ten lyrical and lovely literary tattoos

You have to really love something to get it tattooed on your body. And I mean really love something — once it’s in your skin, that ink isn’t going anywhere. Even if you get it removed, there will always be a scar. Because of their permanence, tattoos can be a…

Rachel CarterMay 21, 2014

Nonfiction

Coming of age with Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger

Catcher in the Rye—the quintessential coming of age novel—made J.D. Salinger one of the most famous American authors of all time. Though it was first published almost 65 years ago, it is still an iconic book in the American canon, and its once reclusive author, who died in 2010, still…

Melissa DuclosJune 15, 2014

Fiction

Now Trending: Could New J.D. Salinger Books Be on the Horizon?

J.D. Salinger has been in the spotlight in recent weeks – something the famously reclusive author would probably have hated. But between the September biopic, Rebel in the Rye, and a recent New York Times article about possible new books from the author, he’s getting more attention than ever. It…

Rachel CarterNovember 6, 2017

Fiction

Rebellious teen Holden would definitely be rocking some leather in the 21st century

Last week we designed looks for classic-novel heroines, and now it’s time to dress the men. Find out what Holden Caulfield might wear as he wanders a 21st century New York, or what social-climbing Pip would put on before visiting Mrs. Havisham in her dilapidated mansion. These four men are…

Rachel CarterFebruary 26, 2014

The Catcher in the Rye

Laurie Petrou’s Sibling Rivalry on Steroids

“Literary Places” Unleashes Every Reader’s Wanderlust

How To Judge A Book By Its Cover: 18 Famous Books

Ten lyrical and lovely literary tattoos

Coming of age with Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger

Now Trending: Could New J.D. Salinger Books Be on the Horizon?

Rebellious teen Holden would definitely be rocking some leather in the 21st century

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