by Sunny Hostin
First published 2020
Sunny Hostin transforms her life from teenage parents and housing projects in the South Bronx to the highest levels of law and journalism. The Emmy Award winning legal journalist and View co-host chronicles her path through poverty, academic scholarships, and federal prosecution work in Washington D.C. Born half Puerto Rican and half African-American, Hostin faced constant questions about her identity while building her career. She became a federal prosecutor before transitioning to legal journalism at major networks including CNN, Fox News, and ABC. Hostin covered major cases like Trayvon Martin's death when her producers dismissed it as merely local news. She shares her struggles with fertility, personal challenges, and high-stakes cases from her prosecutorial and journalism career. Now using her platform to advocate for social justice and amplify marginalized voices, Hostin writes in her direct, uncompromising style about living between two worlds and learning to bridge them.
Genres: african-american, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century, journalism, law
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, overcoming-adversity
Setting: South Bronx, Washington D.C.
Period: 21st Century
Audio CD · HarperCollins