Judge blocks US publication of book billed as sequel to classic ‘Catcher in the Rye’NEW YORK — A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger’s classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday. Presiding judge says she’s troubled by similarities between ‘Catcher in the Rye’ and new bookNEW YORK — A federal judge said Wednesday she found substantial similarities between J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher In The Rye” and a new book by a Swedish author and questioned whether it should be published in the United States. |