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Book It is a monthly series featuring interviews with today’s hottest authors and their latest books. Host Carol Anne Riddell talks to guests about their work, their lives and everything in between. With an All-Star roster of contributors… we explore the world of books from cover to cover… examining publishing trends to how accomplished professionals got their start in the book world. Also, author and critic Linda Stasi shares her Uncensored book reviews. Book It is your fun new book club where the writers themselves show up.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBook It is a monthly series featuring interviews with today’s hottest authors and their latest books. Host Carol Anne Riddell talks to guests about their work, their lives and everything in between.
Recent episodes include "“Spatial Alchemy” with Olga Naiman" (27 October 2026, 29 minutes), "Megha Majumdar & Cristina Jiménez" (24 September 2026, 28 minutes), and "“I Came Back For You” with Kate White" (23 July 2026, 29 minutes).
CUNY TV's Book IT publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 53 episodes.
Booking probability for CUNY TV's Book IT is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. CUNY TV's Book IT requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. CUNY TV's Book IT's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for CUNY TV's Book IT are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. CUNY TV's Book IT has an arts audience.
CUNY TV's Book IT is an arts podcast with 53 episodes published.
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CUNY TV's Book IT
This month on Book It… we chat with Olga Naiman, the author of “Spatial Alchemy”, who explains how re-arranging your furniture can change your life. Isabel Ortiz speaks with Amaris Castillo about her debut book “Bodega...
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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”...
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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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
CUNY TV's Book IT
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...
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Interior designer and Spatial Alchemist, The Spatial Alchemy
author of A Guardian and a Thief, literary magazine and independent publisher Catapult
Board Secretary and Vice President of Business Intelligence & IT Program Management, Center for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology
Emmy Award-winning writer and host of Your Democracy, professor of constitutional law at John Jay College, civil rights litigator, playwright, and author, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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