The kindest betrayal

E. Michael Mitchell received a number of letters from friend J.D. Salinger before his passing.  Now, those letters are at the Morgan library:

The correspondence reveals an enduring fascination with pop culture and politics that is at odds with the popular mythology of the past half-century of Mr. Salinger as an odd recluse. His letters are peppered with sharp references — sometimes a bit too sharp — to household names like John Wayne, Nancy Reagan and even Eddie Murphy.