ghost of miles Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Matt Salinger in the Guardian today: Salinger's Unseen Writings To Be Published, Family Confirms ... crossing my fingers for some new Glass family stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 It may be interesting to see what comes of this, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Longer version of the interview with Matt Salinger. Weirdly enough, I paid a visit to the Central Park carousel several weeks ago while I was in NYC, given that it's hallowed ground for a Salinger fan. A somewhat overcast, cold and windy wintry day, very Holden-like weather for it. Edited February 1, 2019 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Much afraid after the Harper Lee dabacle. Can't think of two fiction writers who influenced me more than Salinger and Lee when I was in school (I have always read 95% non-fiction). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipi Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 7 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Longer version of the interview with Matt Salinger. Weirdly enough, I paid a visit to the Central Park carousel several weeks ago while I was in NYC, given that it's hallowed ground for a Salinger fan. A somewhat overcast, cold and windy wintry day, very Holden-like weather for it. Any ducks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted February 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, lipi said: Any ducks? C'mon, man, it's winter! (Seriously, though, I did not see any. Evidently some migrate, and some stay.) Edited February 2, 2019 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 This would be the one to look for: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Interview with Salinger’s son. Matt Salinger: ‘My father was writing for 50 years without publishing. That’s a lot of material’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 The New York Public Library's J.D. Salinger exhibition opens on October 18 and runs through mid-January. I'll be in town for the Jazz Congress about a week before the exhibition ends, so really looking forward to checking it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 40 years ago my then girlfriend wrote and received a reply from J. D. Salinger. He (correctly) suggested that she have nothing to do with me. "Run" was how he put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, Jim Duckworth said: 40 years ago my then girlfriend wrote and received a reply from J. D. Salinger. He (correctly) suggested that she have nothing to do with me. "Run" was how he put it. A) you look pretty good for 51 in your profile photo and B) why was your girlfriend seeking relationship advice from JD Salinger? I don't know what's more unlikely, asking for it or actually receiving it. and finally C) Did she run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Yes. It is odd and at this remove seems unbelievable and unlikely, but she was a writer and communicated extensively with anyone and everyone. If I remember correctly she babbled about a number of things in a letter she just wrote and sent without provocation, but it was the talk of our relationship that caught Mr. Salinger's attention and triggered a response. Sadly, she should have run from the younger callous me. BTW I am 62, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Jim Duckworth said: Yes. It is odd and at this remove seems unbelievable and unlikely, but she was a writer and communicated extensively with anyone and everyone. If I remember correctly she babbled about a number of things in a letter she just wrote and sent without provocation, but it was the talk of our relationship that caught Mr. Salinger's attention and triggered a response. Sadly, she should have run from the younger callous me. BTW I am 62, Great story nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Jim Duckworth said: Yes. It is odd and at this remove seems unbelievable and unlikely, but she was a writer and communicated extensively with anyone and everyone. If I remember correctly she babbled about a number of things in a letter she just wrote and sent without provocation, but it was the talk of our relationship that caught Mr. Salinger's attention and triggered a response. Sadly, she should have run from the younger callous me. BTW I am 62, I extrapolated out from my presumption you were 11 at the time. I guess I should have extrapolated from what, 16? Did she tell you that she was talking about the relationship in this unsolicited letter first, or did she hit you with "you know, JD Salinger told me I should run like hell to get away from you" after she got his response? The latter would get a big or . (All said in good fun, Jim.) Edited October 8, 2019 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 I could not keep up with her incessant communication, so I only heard about it when she received the unexpected, even by her, response. She found his advice amusing-but it was oddly prescient given the way things would turn out. I carry the guilt not only of ending the relationship very badly, but also for casting a dark shadow over the extremely rare and wonderful experience of actually getting a letter from Mr. Salinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 otoh, Ann Landers/Dear Abby would have sufficed, so although ambition is to be applauded, going looking for extraneous drama from completely irrelevant sources is damn near always a red flag. However fortunate it is that she got away from you, it's probably just as fortunate that you got away from her. Or you could have stayed together and ended up on Sally Jesse or Murray or Springer, there's always that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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