Salman Rushdie 'On The Road To Recovery,

Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist and essayist.

Stabbing of Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie was supposed to discuss the U.S. as a refuge for exiled writers.

As he was about to begin Friday at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, a man rushed the stage and stabbed Mr. Rushdie in the neck. Learn more

A 24-year-old, Hadi Matar, is in custody.

Salman Rushdie Ex Wife

salman rushdie Padma Lakshmi Marriage photo

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Padma Lakshmi is a popular author and also a very popular television personality. she is a well known TV presenter and model

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Padma Lakshmi reacts to ex-husband Salman Rushdie's stabbing: 'Hoping for swift healing'

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BOOKS

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four works of non-fiction, a collection of short stories, and edited two fiction anthologies

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