The Summer of Salinger, A Review
My Salinger YearJoanna Rakoff272 pagesKnopf$25.95 J.D. Salinger: The Escape ArtistThomas Beller192 PagesIcons Series, New Harvest$20 As a boy in Manhattan, Thomas Beller frequented the Museum of Natural History, struggled with his Jewish identity and didn’t apply himself in school. Now he’s our, “ideal guide to J.D. Salinger’s world.” As a young woman from Brooklyn,…