Last night, I heard the sad news that author J. D. Salinger died, aged 91.  Many of you will have studied his 1951 book, The Catcher in the Rye, at school.  I’m sure the book will still be used in the curriculum for many years to come.

Here is a selection of obituaries and articles that have been published in the last few hours:

New York Times Obituary

New York Times ArtsBeat – Readers respond

Bloomberg Obituary

Huffington Post – J.D. Salinger Quotes: Best Sayings From ‘Catcher In The Rye’ Author

Britannica Blog – J.D. Salinger, R.I.P.

BBC Obituary

BBC – Reader memories

USA Today Obituary

Social Media Today – Reflections on J.D. Salinger…Goddard College, Franny and Zoey and what an artist really is…

Answers.com – Online encylopedia articles on J. D. Salinger.

Upstart Crow – R.I.P. J.D. Salinger

FT.com Obituary

Times Online Obituary

Guardian:

• Obituary
• JD Salinger: A guy you’d want to call up (but he wouldn’t take calls)
• Authors’ Tributes
• JD Salinger would not be caught in the public eye

Telegraph Obituary

Independent Obituary

Washington Post Obituary

Time Magazine Obituary

Sp!ked – Why Salinger still speaks to us