J. D. Salinger J. D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger (; January 1, 1919 January 27, 2010) was an American writer known for his widely read novel, "The Catcher in the Rye". Following his early success publishing short stories and "The Catcher in the Rye", Salinger led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980. Salinger was raised in Manhattan and began writing short stories while in secondary school. Several were published in "Story" magazine in the early 1940s before he began serving in World War II. In
K. J. Stevens 1999, where he published his first work with fellow Michigan writer Travis Mulhauser, titled "Corvallis Road". Afterwards, he studied creative writing at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He currently resides in Alpena, Michigan. K. J. Stevens K. J. Stevens (born June 4, 1973) is an American novelist and short story writer. His writing has appeared in "The Adirondack Review", "Fluid Magazine", "Me Three", "Circle Magazine", "Cellar Door", "Prose Ax", "Temenos", and "BloodLotus". "Pilgrims Bay", Stevens first novel, was released in 2007. Stevens' writing style has been described as minimalist. Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Gertrude Stein, Amanda Davis, Sylvia Plath,