Related Content

The return of the Velshi Banned Book Club

The Velshi Banned Book Club has a new home at the 11th Hour! Ali Velshi discusses.....

Velshi Banned Book Club: Five years of reading as resistance

The Velshi Banned Book Club was launched to highlight under-reported stories of book bans and challenges.....

Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The Rabbit’s Wedding’ & ‘Whistler’ with Award-winning author Ann Patchett

“Anytime you ban a book, you are on the wrong side of history, and sooner or.....

Never miss a video

Subscribe to get notified when we publish new content.

Ask Me Anything

Submit your question for our weekly AMA.

Weekly Episodes
Video
Share

#VelshiBannedBookClub: Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses”

While millions know Salman Rushdie’s name – many have never read his most controversial novel “The Satanic Verses”, including the two men who were, allegedly, willing to kill him over it. Rushdie’s accused assailant reportedly only read two pages of…

#VelshiBannedBookClub: Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses”

Buy the Book