CUNY TV's Book IT

About CUNY TV's Book IT

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.

Publisher

CUNY TV

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Sept 2020

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   “Spatial Alchemy” with Olga Naiman

   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 Stories”; we sit down Joel P Christensen to discuss “The Odyssey”; and Linda Stasi has her Uncensored reviews

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Megha Majumdar & Cristina Jiménez

   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.

3. 

   28 Aug 2026

   The Best of Season 6

   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.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

22,009,897

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

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Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

27

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