CUNY TV's Book IT

This month we chat with Isaac Mizrahi, author and CEO of Alma, whose book "Hispanic Market Power" examines how American companies can tap into the U.S. Hispanic market and win over customers who represent the most prominent demographic growth in the country.

This month we chat with Dana Rubin whose book “Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women” puts the spotlight on American women speakers from 1637 to the present and explains how each contributed to the making of the United States. Also,Scott Kerbey interviews award-winning author Sidik Fofana about his book “Stories from the Tenants Downstairs”; Stefanie Newell shares how...

This month we chat with Chloé Cooper Jones whose memoir, “Easy Beauty” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. “Easy Beauty” is a groundbreaking story about disability, motherhood, and the search for a new way of seeing and being seen. Also, we compare the book to movie adaptation of “Where The Crawdads Sing” with Prof. Tom Means; May Wuthridge shares how she became an audiobook producer; and Linda...

This month we chat with Maeve DuVally about her book “Maeve Rising: Coming Out Trans in Corporate America”, an incredibly honest and empowering memoir about her battles with depression, addiction, and coming out as a transgender woman while at Goldman Sachs. Also, Primo Lasana, Executive Director of Reading Partners New York stops by to discuss literary rates; Ebony LaDelle, author of Love Radio s...

This month we chat with Loida Lewis, an activist, mother, philanthropist, and author of “Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?”, her fascinating story about growing up in the Philippines, becoming a lawyer, marrying financier Reginald Lewis and his untimely death, and her running a billion-dollar, multinational conglomerate. Also, Adrian Cepeda aka BookPapi sits down with author Jasmin Hernandez about...

This month we chat with author Y.Rodriguez about her new book of short stories “Urban Folk Tales”, that explores the often mundane, but magical moments of love, tragedy, joy, and survival that happen every day in New York City; Adrian Cepeda aka BookPapi sits down with author Jordan Salama; Dhonielle Clayton, best-selling author and COO of We Need Diverse Books, stops by to discuss diversity in pu...

This month we chat with New York Times best-selling 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; our new Book It contributor Adrian Cepeda, a.k.a Book Papi sits down with author Zoraida Córodva; Jim Milliot, editorial director of Publishers Weekly, lets us...

We’re back with an all new Book It… Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Pfizer Sally Susman chats about her new book “Breaking Through”, which reveals the PR challenges of navigating Pfizer and their COVID vaccine through the pandemic; we meet our new Book It contributor Adrian Cepeda, a.k.a Book Papi; Jim Milliot, editorial director of Publishers Weekly, gives us an up...

In this episode of Book It… CUNY author Rebecca Bratspies chats about her new book “Naming Gotham”, which takes a look at the names behind New York's infrastructure; author Mikki Brammer talks about her debut novel "The Collected Regrets of Clover”, a heart-warming story that explores death, grief, love and human connection. Also, Linda Stasi is back with some of her Uncensored reviews!

Food and philosophy! Following up her blockbuster cookbook “Good and Cheap, author Leanne Brown helps Carol Anne create a recipe from her new book, “Good Enough.” And CUNY Prof. Massimo Pigliucci discusses his latest work, "The Quest for Character."

On this episode of Book It, author Elizabeth Nunez talks to Carol Anne about her latest book, Now Lila Knows. We also hear from Allison Gilbert about her biography that explores the life of Elsie Robinson, a journalist and maverick born in 1883

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne chats with fellow CUNY TV host Abi Ishola-Ayodeji about her debut novel Patience is a Subtle Thief, and guest host Ernabel Demillo talks to playwright Alvin Eng about his memoir, Our Laundry Our Town!

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne chats with author Nadia Owusu about her memoir, Aftershocks, and Barry Lyga about his young adult thriller, Time Will Tell. And Linda Stasi returns with another “Uncensored”!

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne chats with authors Sally Hepworth and Georgia Clark about their latest books The Younger Wife and Island Time. And three friends also drop by for a beach reads book club!

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne talks to Ly Tran, whose memoir, House of Sticks, describes her experience immigrating to New York City as a child, her family's struggles with poverty and trauma, and her turbulent journey into adulthood.

On this episode of Book It with CA, Meg Tilly talks about her acting career and latest novel, "The Runaway Heiress". And Gretchen Rubin explains how organizing our surroundings can make us happier people, with her book, “Outer Order, Inner Calm”.

On this episode of Book It with CA, actress Tovah Feldshuh talks to Carol Anne about her journey from complicated relationship to late-life bond with her mother, as told in her new memoir, Lilyville.

On this episode of Book It with CA, Andrew Cotto joins Carol Anne to chat about his latest novel, Cucina Romana, and cook a classic Roman pasta dish! Also, award-winning writer and critic Linda Stasi joins the show with her new segment “Uncensored”!

On the season premiere of Book It with CA, Carol Anne speaks with two writers of historical fiction: Patricia Morrisroe, author of The Woman in the Moonlight, and Jess Walter, author of The Cold Millions.

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne speaks with the hugely popular romance novelist Debbie Macomber about her inspiring journey from difficult childhood to prolific author, her love for Christmas, charity work and lots of yarn!

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne speaks with photographer and animal advocate Sophie Gamand about her two books, Wet Dog and Pit Bull Flower Power, and her work to end misconceptions about dog breeds and encourage animal adoption.

Shortly before his passing, Carol Anne Riddell had the privilege of speaking with legendary choreographer Bob Avian and his co-author Tom Santopietro about Bob's memoir Dancing Man, his long career on Broadway and the process of writing together.

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne speaks with authors Diane Cardwell, Susan Burton, and Carder Stout about their deeply personal memoirs and the challenges of turning one's own life into a book.

On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne Riddell talks to authors Talia Hibbert, Leslye Penelope, Mia Sosa, and Kate Stayman-London about their latest novels, what’s changed in the romance genre, and thoughts on the perfect romantic evening!

On the premiere episode, Carol Anne Riddell talks to mother/daughter authors Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella about everything from their books Someone Knows and Ghosts of Harvard, to quarantining together with a house full of pets!