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"Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is "on the road to recovery," two days after he was stabbed at a lecture.

"Dopesick" author Beth Macy returns with "Raising Lazarus," a new report from the frontlines of the opioid crises, and more new books this week.

Salman Rushdie, whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in New York.

A year after Salman Rushdie published "The Satanic Verses," Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called for his death.

A USA TODAY employee witnessed a man storm the stage in a "bizarre" attack on Salman Rushdie, who suffered an "apparent stab wound to the neck."

A USA TODAY employee witnessed a man storm the stage in a "bizarre" attack on Salman Rushdie, who suffered an "apparent stab wound to the neck."

In the span of 10 years, Colleen Hoover has gone from self-published newbie to publishing powerhouse. Who is she, and why is she so popular?

Author Lisa Jewell revisits the Lamb family and introduces new characters in this solid sequel to "The Family Upstairs."

Escape the rising heat waves of summer with some sweet and sizzling new rom-com reads.