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“Profiles in Mental Health Courage” with Patrick Kennedy | 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 collection of anti-affirmations in “Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.
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Guest List:
Patrick Kennedy - Author/Former Congressman
Carolina Acosta - Co-Author, Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja
Aralis Mejia - Co-Author, Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja
Recording Date 05/15/2025 First Air Date 05/22/2025
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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“The Note” with Alafair Burke | 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 novel “Catalina”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.
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Guest List:
Alafair Burke - Author
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio - Author
Recording Date 04/17/2025 First Air Date 04/25/2025
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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“A Nearby Country Called Love” with Salar Abdoh | 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 Numbers”; and Linda Stasi has her always Uncensored reviews.
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Guest List:
Salar Abdoh - Author
Regine Sawyer - Author/Founder, Women in Comics Collective
Abraham Chang - Author
Recording Date 03/21/2025 First Air Date 03/28/2025
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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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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