We are talking about the art of reading dangerously with guest Iranian American author Azar Nafisi, who was written a book called Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times. In 2003, Azar’s memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran became a worldwide bestseller as she shared her experiences of living, working and reading in Iran under its repressive regime. Read Dangerously is composed of letters to Azar’s father. Azar addresses immigration, Donald Trump, The Handmaid's Tale, George Floyd and James Baldwin, and Pandemic existence, while also contemplating her former life in Iran.

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