Heather's Pick
“This is the long-awaited first-person story of how one of this generation’s most extraordinary authors was attacked in Chautauqua, New York, while—believe it or not—giving a lecture on the joy of safe spaces in America for authors under threat in their home countries for speaking the truth. Rushdie was stabbed 19 times while horrified people in the audience froze in shock. That he survived to tell the tale is a miracle. The book, which is at its heart a love story, is a gift.”