Raise High the Roof Beam

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Very sad news this morning: JD Salinger has died. He was 91 so, you know, how sad is it – he had a good run. But his books, as few as there are, have meant so much to me, that it makes me sad.

"What this reader loves about Mr. Salinger's stories is that they honor what is unique and precious in each person on earth." –Eudora Welty

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The New Yorker has posted links to all of the Salinger short stories published in the magazine from 1948 through 1965 – click here.