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July 1, 2009

Court blocks "sequel" to Salinger's Catcher in the Rye

j.d. salinger catcher in the rye Score another courthouse victory for J. D. Salinger in his battle to stop U.S. distribution of an unauthorized sequel to The Catcher in the Rye. (Here are court filngs for the curious.)

A federal judge ruled today that the novel, 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye, which is available in Europe, cannot be published here. U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts rejected claims by the Swedish author that the book was a critical examination or parody of character Holden Caulfield, the Associated Press reported.

The book was scheduled to be published in the United States late this summer. Batts' ruling is a temporary order meant to remain in place until the case can be aired at trial, the AP said. But the judge said Salinger was likely to succeed on the merits of his lawsuit.

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.

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