Lacey Fosburgh that publication and others, notably covering the Patty Hearst/Symbionese Liberation Army case from 1974 to 1976, and the Peoples Temple case in 1978. She was also one of the few people to interview reclusive author J. D. Salinger, in 1974. She taught journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1977, Fosburgh—appropriating the title of Judith Rossner's acclaimed best-selling novel, "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1975)--published her first book, "Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder", the story of the 1973 slaying of young schoolteacher Roseann Quinn, which Fosburgh had covered for "The New York Times". The book
Looking for Alaska for Reconsideration on the basis that "Looking For Alaska" would tempt students to experiment with drugs, alcohol, and sex despite the decisions made after the challenge. Two teachers at Depew High School near Buffalo, New York, used the book for eleventh grade instruction in 2008. "Looking For Alaska" was challenged by parents for its sexual content and moral disagreements with the novel. Despite the teachers providing an alternate book, parents still argued for it to be removed from curriculum due to its inappropriate content such as offensive language, sexually explicit content, including a scene described as "pornographic", and references to