Ms. Hinton fields daily questions on Twitter from fans who ask, “What do you think when people say ‘Stay golden’ instead of ‘Stay gold’?” (Answer: It makes her cringe.) That “The Outsiders” has permeated the culture so deeply is still somewhat surreal to even Ms. Hinton. “The rest of my books I wrote, but ‘The Outsiders’ was meant to be written. “That’s the only way I can deal with it.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMs. Hinton, who still lives in Tulsa, goes by Susie. For Ms. Hinton, the book is something of a time capsule of her own emotionally driven teenage angst.

Source: New York Times March 12, 2017 21:56 UTC