Read Dangerously

 Azar Nafisi is the author of Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power Of Literature In Troubled Times. She structured her book by writing letters to her dear father who had passed away. She explores the role of literature at a time when the president dismisses writers and the media. She grew up in Iran where her father was the mayor. She recommends various authors to read including Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and James Baldwin. The author is a professor of literature in the United States. I was very interested in what she thought of during the pandemic, the insurrection at the capitol, and the George Floyd murder.