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Tuesday June 7, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

The Fine Line Between Historical And Fiction

June 7, 2011 • Jessica Francis Kane studied the Bethnal Green tube station disaster, then spent years writing a novel centered around the day's horrific events. It's forced her to consider the line between historical and fiction.

Thursday July 8, 2010

Blog Of The Nation

Let's Not Kill ALL The Lawyers

July 8, 2010 • Atticus Finch, the most ethical lawyer in fiction. But maybe that's not saying much?

Sunday January 20, 2008

Holden Caulfield: Giving Voice to Generations

J.D. Salinger's classic novel, which gave life to Holden Caulfield. Amy Sancetta/AP hide caption

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Holden Caulfield: Giving Voice to Generations

January 20, 2008 • Since his debut in 1951, Holden Caulfield — the funny, complex, wry protagonist of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye — has given voice to generations of teens caught between youth and adulthood.

Holden Caulfield: Giving Voice to Generations

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