Thursday, April 17, 2008

The Secret Lives of Famous Writers

Over at Pop Candy, there is a post about a new book which details the quirks and secrets of several famous literary figures. The book looks like it is filled with a lot of interesting trivia.

Included in the Popcandy post is an excerpt from the book on the bizarre habits of J.D. Salinger. Apparently Salinger was quite unconventional when it came to medical treatments, and he would use wooden dowels instead of normal needles for acupuncture "treatments" on his children.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whoa whoa, when did we stop using dowels?
SS

Ardent Moss said...

You should really check out the link...other weird things about Salinger include: he drank his own urine, and he once married a nazi.