CUNY TV's Book IT

This month on Book It… we chat with activist, attorney, author and John Jay College Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall about her new book, “A Protest History of the United States”, which chronicles 500 years of resistance movements in American history. Plus, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Isha Raya about her debut novel “You'll Never Forget Me”, and Linda Stasi is back with her Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with best-selling author and Uncensored contributor Linda Stasi about her new novel, The Descendant, which takes a look at her family’s epic journey from rural Sicily to the Colorado mines. Plus, Isabel Ortiz speaks with ping-pong champion Yasiris Ortiz about her debut children’s book, Yasi the Champion, and Professor Tom Means joins us to discuss which books will be...

This month on Book It… we chat with New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Boggs about his biography of James Baldwin, “Baldwin: A Love Story”. Plus, Isabel Ortiz speaks with author and illustrator Kay Sohini about her debut graphic novel “This Beautiful Ridiculous City”, and Linda Stasi returns with her Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with New York Times best-selling author Samira Ahmed about her newest YA novel “The Singular Life of Aria Patel”. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with author and illustrator Niña Mata about her books “New” and “Girls to the Front” and Linda Stasi is back with her Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with author Walter Pryor about his poignant family memoir “This Leaves Me Okay”, which reflects on his grandmother's legacy through 30 years of hand-written letters and how the decisions she made changed the course of her family’s future. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Amber Oliver about her debut novel “When the Music Hits” and Linda Stasi is back with her Uncensore...

This month on Book It… we chat with author Jonathan Gluck about his powerful memoir “An Exercise in Uncertainty”, which looks back at how he has lived with incurable cancer for more than 20 years; and Isabel Ortiz speaks with Zenda Walker about her “Know Your Hairitage” book series.

This month on Book It… we chat with author Tom Santopietro about his new biography “Audrey Hepburn: A Life of Beautiful Uncertainty”; Isabel Ortiz speaks with poet Isabella DeSendi about her new collection of poetry “Someone Else’s Hunger”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with author and food writer Adam Roberts about his debut novel "Food Person”; Isabel Ortiz speaks with National Youth Poet Laureate Stephanie Pacheco; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with author Olivia Wolfgang-Smith about her new novel "Mutual Interest”; Isabel Ortiz speaks with Spencer Thomas about his debut collection of short stories “Goodbye to Boyhood ”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin about her new book “Secrets of Adulthood”; Isabel Ortiz speaks with Natalie Guerrero about her debut novel “My Train Leaves at Three”; we learn about New York Therapy Animals, an organization that brings dogs into classrooms to help kids read; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It, we look back at some of our favorite interviews from this past season. We chat with New York Times best-selling author Frederick Joseph about his book of poetry “We Alive, Beloved”. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Abraham Chang about his debut novel “888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers” and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with author, poet, and CUNY professor Sally Wen Mao about her new book “Ninetails”; Isabel Ortiz speaks with Alejandro Heredia about his debut novel “Loca”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with best-selling author and CUNY professor André Aciman about his memoir “Roman Year”; Isabel Ortiz speaks with Carlos Matias about his debut children’s book “Emergency Quarters”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy about his new book “Profiles in Mental Health Courage”. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with authors Carolina Acosta and Aralis Mejia about their collection of anti-affirmations in “Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke about her new book “The Note”. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with National Book Award finalist Karla Cornejo Villavicencio about her debut novel “Catalina”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with acclaimed author Salar Abdoh about his novel “A Nearby Country Called Love”. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Abraham Chang about his new book “888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with New York Times best-selling author Frederick Joseph about his book of poetry “We Alive, Beloved”, which explores the intricacies of relationships, the heartache of loss, and the wide-eyed wonder of existence. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Jamie Cid about her new book “The World in a Box” and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with author and television producer Angela Santomero, whose new book “Life Clues” shares the wisdom learned from creating children’s television shows to teach adults how to look beyond the ordinary and find the extraordinary. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Zenda Walker about her Know Your Hairitage book series; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.

This month on Book It… we chat with author and Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group Joe Davis, whose new book “The Generous Leader” is a guide on how to have heartfelt and collaborative actions in order to become a more effective leader. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Alejandro Varela about his new collection of stories; we discuss a new initiative between the Queens...

This month on Book It… we chat with award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman, whose new book ”Not Nothing”, explores an intergenerational friendship between a troubled twelve-year-old boy and a holocaust survivor. Also, Isabel Ortiz speaks with Lillian Colón, the first Latina Rockette, about her memoir “Lilly"; and in a special Uncensored, Linda Stasi pays tribute to friend and best-sellin...

This month on Book It… we chat with Kevin Baker, whose new book ”The New York Game”, takes a look how baseball evolved in NYC, making it the game it is today. Also, we talk with comic book artist and author Sandy Jimenez; Isabel Ortiz speaks with author María Alejandra Barrios Vélez about her debut novel “The Waves Take You Home”; and Linda Stasi is back with her always Uncensored reviews.

In this episode of Book It… we kick off our new season with a book that digs into the impact of social media on girls and women with Kara Alaimo, author of Over the Influence – Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls and How We Can Take It Back. Also, we talk with Emily Marchese from Reach Out and Read about their effort to bring books to children through their pediatricians; Isabel Ortiz ch...

In this episode we are taking a look back at two of our favorite interviews from this season and highlighting writers who are also part of our CUNY family. We chat with award-winning author and Brooklyn College graduate Robert Jones, Jr. about his novel “The Prophets”, a stunning debut about the forbidden relationship between two enslaved men on a southern plantation; and New York Times best-selli...

This month we chat with Dr. Amy Attas, whose new book “Pets and the City: True Tales Of A Manhattan House Call Veterinarian” takes us into the exclusive penthouses and four-star hotel rooms of the wealthiest New Yorkers and shows that, when it comes to their pets, they are just like us. Also, Andrew Albanese from Publishers Weekly gives us some summer reading recommendations; and Linda Stasi has s...

This month we chat with New York Times best-selling author and Distinguished Professor at Hunter College, Ayana Mathis. Her new book “The Unsettled” is a searing multi-generational novel— set in the 1980s, about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival.