Thursday, January 28, 2010

Howard Zinn


Writer, activist, playwright - Howard Zinn died on January 27, 2010. He wrote of the powerless and the active roles they have played in the achievements of others. His most popular work was the bestselling "A People's History of the United States." He summed up his professional philosophy as, quote, "I prefer to try to tell the story of the Constitution from the standpoint of the slaves, of Andrew Jackson as seen by the Cherokees, of the rise of industrialism as seen by the young women in the Lowell textile mills."

J. D. Salinger


"Salinger transformed the short story in America. He gave it a kind of internal music it hadn’t had. And it’s possible to make the case that no writer sounded more original." Sam Tanenhaus, editor of The New York Times Book Review

Few authors achieve the social and literary influence of J. D. Salinger, or write a character with so much timeless appeal; it's hard not to come across a little bit of Holden Caulfield every day.

Come to the library and check out a Salinger book today.

For more information, read article in the Encyclopædia Britannica :
J.D. Salinger