One of the most anticipated sessions was the launch of Fareed Zakaria’s book. Clockwise from top left, Maleeha Lodhi, Razi Ahmed and Fareed Zakaria We have been encountering extraordinary times — surreal, sometimes dystopian — for about a year now. As a consequence of the ‘new normal’ — working from home, Zoom-ing, e-classes, e-commerce, e-everything — one of this year’s first litfests, the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), went online from February 18-21, featuring pre-recorded videos of conversations and book launches. GOING VIRTUAL In one of the most anticipated sessions — the launch of journalist and television anchor Fareed Zakaria’s book Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World — the author imagined “a new hybrid world. I imagine one in which we move greatly into digital economy.”