CUNY TV's Book IT

This month on Book It… we chat with New York Times bestselling author Megha Majumdar about her book “A Guardian and a Thief”; Isabel Ortiz speaks with Cristina Jiménez about her memoir “Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear into Pride, Power, and Real Change”; and Linda Stasi takes on AI in Uncensored.

This month on Book It… we’re taking a look at some of our favorite interviews from this past season. 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 Colorado mines; Isabel Ortiz speaks with National Youth Poet Laureate Stephanie Pacheco; and we learn about New York Therapy Animals, an organization that brings dogs into classrooms to help kids read.

This month on Book It… we chat with New York Times bestselling author Kate White about her newest thriller “I Came Back For You”. Plus, Isabel Ortiz speaks with the founders of the nonprofit Books x Bodegas and Linda Stasi is back with her Uncensored reviews.

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 become the next box-office hits and binge-worthy series!

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 Uncensored reviews.

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.