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The Book Show #1262 - Salman Rushdie

For nearly a decade, Salman Rushdie lived under the threat of death after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatw? because of his novel, The Satanic Verses: A Novel

. Now in his memoir, Joseph Anton
, Rushdie reveals the story of his years in hiding, what he experienced – he uses the memoir as a chance to reclaim those stolen years.

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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