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“Food Person” with Adam Roberts | 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 Uncensored reviews.
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Guest List:
Adam Roberts - Author
Stephanie Pacheco - United States National Youth Poet Laureate
Recording Date
11/20/2025
First Air Date
11/27/2025
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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“Mutual Interest” with Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | 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 Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.
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Guest List:
Olivia Wolfgang-Smith - Author
Spencer Thomas - Author
Recording Date
10/16/2025
First Air Date
10/23/2025
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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Secrets of Adulthood | 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”; 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
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Guest List:
Gretchen Rubin - Author
Natalie Guerrero - Author
Nancy George-Michalson - Executive Director, New York Therapy Animals
Susan Spadafora - Therapy Dog Team Handler, New York Therapy Animals
Recording Date
09/18/2025
First Air Date
09/25/25
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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About This Show
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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Wet Dogs and Flower Crowns | Book It with CA
On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne speaks with Sophie Gamand, a photographer and animal advocate whose work with dogs aims to end misconceptions about breeds and encourage animal adoption. They discuss her two books, Wet Dog and Pit Bull Flower Power, as well as her work in shelters and Sophie’s own dog, MacLovin. Sophie also gives Carol Anne a few pointers on how to take the perfect photo of Hudson!
Recording Date
03/05/2021
First Air Date
05/12/2021
Book It with CA is a bi-monthly series featuring interviews with today’s hottest authors and their latest books. Each episode, host Carol Anne Riddell will talk to them about their work, their lives and everything in between. Covering a wide range of genres and topics, Book It With CA is your fun new book club where the writers themselves show up.
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Programs on national and local issues that help shape public policy and education from Baruch College of the City University of New York.
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Pain, Peace, and Writing One’s Life Story | Book It with CA
On this episode of Book It with CA, Carol Anne speaks with three authors who have pulled back the curtains on their own lives in deeply personal memoirs. Diane Cardwell, author of Rockaway, Susan Burton, author of Empty, and Carder Stout, author of Lost in Ghost Town, talk about their private struggles, relationships with family and the challenges of turning one's own life into a book.
Recording Date
11/17/2020
First Air Date
01/13/2021
Book It with CA is a bi-monthly series featuring interviews with today’s hottest authors and their latest books. Each episode, host Carol Anne Riddell will talk to them about their work, their lives and everything in between. Covering a wide range of genres and topics, Book It With CA is your fun new book club where the writers themselves show up.
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Carol Anne Riddell
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