BOOK PATROL ALERT: SALINGER DIES, FILES LAWSUIT.
Reclusive and litigious author J.D. Salinger, just hours after having been reported dead by the New York Times, appeared in ethereal form in New York Superior Court to file suit against the Times and a number of other major media outlets for the unauthorized reporting of his demise. Cornered in a men’s room stall shortly thereafter, Mr. Salinger responded by sliding a written mimeographed statement under the door to waiting reporters, in which he stated:
“Reports of my death are MINE and MINE ALONE, and any unauthorized reporting of this alleged event will be considered an invasion of my privacy and a violation of my copyright, and will be subject to vigorous prosecution.”
News of Mr. Salinger’s written statement sent a tsunami of excitement through the literary world, representing as it does the author’s first published work since 1965.
– By Howard Prouty at ReadInk, with our thanks for the heads-up.