Whelp, two of the authors I mentioned in my post on Tuesday died on Wednesday. Howard Zinn, author of the People's History of the United States (among many other works) at age 87, and J. D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye (among many other works) aged 91 years. It is fascinating to me that these two magnificent Americans, each making a huge impact on American culture, and each having made some impact on the other, will be eternally bound in sharing their date of death, despite one being a notorious recluse and the other an outspoken political activist. As a small token (and in keeping with humanity's tendency to appreciate someone's work after they've passed) I'll be moving these two works to the top of my list. The remaining 30 pages of Catcher, which I started two years ago, and the remaining 671 pages of History, which I bought this summer and by which I am terrified.
So watch the Upright Citizens Brigade episode entitled "The Little Donny Foundation" and listen to the song "Down" by Pearl Jam to honor these two great men.
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