Salman Rushdie Warns Against ‘Dangerous’ US Book Bans

Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie warned that the banning of books in parts of the US is contributing to “unexpected amounts of pressure” on free expression around the world.

“I would never have imagined it,” the Indian-born novelist told Bloomberg’s The Mishal Husain Show during a wide-ranging conversation in London. The banned books include “some of the best books ever,” Rushdie said, including Beloved by Toni Morrison and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.