In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss J.D. Salinger’s 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Topics include this being much more than a “whiny boy book”, the seedy side of New York, and our recommendations for better high school English classes. Also, Kayla reads a list of things Holden hates.

This week’s drink: The Rye in the Catcher via Tequila Mockingbird

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 oz rye whiskey
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• ½ oz lemon juice
• 1 (12 oz) bottle ginger beer

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Add whiskey, pineapple juice, and lemon juice to a glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and stir.

Current reads, recommendations, and links:

• My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff (check out the movie too!)
• The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade
• The Adventures of Miss Petitfour by Anne Michaels
• The Farmer’s Wife: My Life in Days by Helen Rebanks
• With Every Great Breath: New and Selected Essays, 1995-2023 by Rick Bass

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Join us next time as we discuss The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff.