Readers Take A(nother) Look at Salinger

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I'm guessing that most, if not all, of these 37 holds were placed within the past 24 hours.

Link to January 29 Wausau Daily Herald report, "Librarian: Salinger's death likely to renew interest in work".

Excerpt: "Catcher in the Rye" was the only Salinger novel released in his lifetime, but it is an acknowledged masterpiece and established the author as one of the most influential writers of the last century. A collection of Salinger's short stories called "Nine Stories" was released in 1953 and his third book "Franny and Zooey" was published in 1961.

More than 60 million copies of "Catcher in the Rye" have been sold worldwide and it ranks No. 4 on Amazon.com's list of best-selling works of classic fiction.

Stacy Stevens, director of the T.B. Scott Free Library in Merrill, said the staff always sees a renewed interest in a well-known author once they die.

"It becomes popular for a while again," Stevens said.

The library often sets up a display with the author's books and one of the book clubs might decide to devote time to one of the author's works, she said.

And, meanwhile, back at amazon ranch.....................