Five page-turners to spark your awakening

This month, our TBR list gets a liberal makeover.

Ria Singh

KNIFE: MEDITATIONS AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER by SALMAN RUSHDIE It is impossible to forget August 12, 2022—it was when author Salman Rushdie was stabbed by a masked man as he was about to give a lecture at New York’s Chautauqua Institution. What followed was a horrific act of violence that sent shockwaves through the literary cosmos. For the first time after the attack, the author relives—in unforgettable detail—the traumatic events of that day. This book is an ode to bouncing back, wrapped in a love letter to life, loss, and the magic of storytelling. STRAIGHT ACTING by WILL TOSH Have you noticed how William Shakespeare’s early comedies were about defying gender norms?! And his sonnets…well, let’s just say they exuded some seriously queer literary vibe too. This book is a…

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