Salman Rushdie Releases Memoir and Speaks Out Against Rising Book Bans
New York, NY – In a shocking turn of events in August 2022, acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked by a knife-wielding audience member during a talk on writer safety. Rushdie, known for his controversial novel “The Satanic Verses,” was stabbed at least 12 times, causing grave injuries. Having received a death sentence from Iran in 1988 due to his novel’s contentious nature, Rushdie believed that enough time had passed for him to let …