Comments on: The Downside of Using a Real Life Author as a Character in Your Book https://popculturereferences.com/the-downside-of-using-a-real-life-author-as-a-character-in-your-book/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff Grabowski https://popculturereferences.com/the-downside-of-using-a-real-life-author-as-a-character-in-your-book/#comment-72155 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:13:55 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5398#comment-72155 I never read the book to know the Salinger reference. I always thought he was more Alex Haley mixed with Aldous Huxley.

]]> By: Kevin Bicknell https://popculturereferences.com/the-downside-of-using-a-real-life-author-as-a-character-in-your-book/#comment-12317 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:33:20 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5398#comment-12317 I would have used the real name and still cast Jones and said “Okay sue me…..racist!” which is one of the reasons why I don’t work in show business.

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