J.D. Salinger
publication date: Thursday, February 26, 2015 (part of Winter 2015)
category: 
Literature
clue: Franny and Zooey will never be as famous as his most beloved protagonist, Holden Caulfield.
explanation: Salinger wrote Franny and Zooey and The Catcher in the Rye. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Erik Bates
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