The full Salinger obituary is up at the New York Times.

And the Paris Review points to an interview in its archives, in which famed publisher Robert Giroux talks about the handshake agreement he had with Salinger to publish The Catcher in the Rye, and how he quit when those above him wouldn’t honor it:

Gene said, “The kid is disturbed.” I said, “Well, that’s all right. He is, but it’s a great novel.” He said, “Well, I felt that I had to show it to the textbook department.” “The textbook department?” He said, “Well, it’s about a kid in prep school isn’t it? I’m waiting for their reply.” I said, “It doesn’t matter what their reply is, Gene. We have a contract for the book.” I felt like saying, “You son of a bitch, this is the greatest insult to me that could ever be.” The textbook people’s report came back, and it said, “This book is not for us, try Random House.”