2022 stabbing memoir "Knife" by Salman Rushdie receives National Book Awards nomination.

Salman Rushdie's memoir, "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," has received a nomination for the National Book Awards, marking his first nomination since becoming a U.S. citizen in 2016. The memoir details his 2022 stabbing and competes with notable nonfiction works by authors like Hanif Abdurraqib and Rebecca Boyle. The National Book Foundation will announce fiction nominees on Friday, with winners revealed on November 20 at a Manhattan ceremony.

September 12, 2024
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