The article about Joyce Maynard sounds to me like Mr. Salinger was very kind to her a long time ago and now she's cashing in on it...don't know much about Joyce Maynard as a writer...is she any good? I wondered if she was turning to writing a confessional affair with jds because she has nothing better to write about...or if there's a fine story in her history. I have to admit, I loved the feel of haning with "jerry" in _Shoeless Joe_ by W.P. Kinsella, and will probably quickly buy and read Maynard's book when it comes out. will