Sunny Hostin is the Emmy-winning legal journalist and co-host of The View.She is the author of 'Summer on the Bluffs,' the first book of her upcoming three-book series, as well as her memoir, 'I Am These Truths,' which will be released in the fall.
The Emmy Award winning legal journalist and co-host of The View Sunny Hostin chronicles her journey from growing up in a South Bronx housing project to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney and journalist in this powerful memoir that offers an intimate and unique look at identity, intolerance, and injustice.
I Am These Truths is a fascinating, interesting, delightful and extremely honest novel written by Sunny Hostin. This novel came alive for me in two ways. I felt as if I know because I have been admiring her over a number of years on the television show, The View, and partly because I. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what's right. Biography & Autobiography Multi-Cultural Nonfiction. Publisher: HarperOne Kindle Book Release. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what's right. On September 22, Hostin released her bestselling debut book, I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds with HarperOne. She is also the author of Summer on the Bluffs, the first in her upcoming three-book fiction series, which will be published on May 4, 2021.
“What are you?” has followed Sunny Hostin from the beginning of her story, as she grew up half Puerto Rican and half African-American raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx. Escaping poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school, Sunny immersed herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. In Washington, D.C., Sunny became a federal prosecutor, soon parlaying her wealth of knowledge of the legal system into a successful career as a legal journalist. She was one of the first national reporters to cover Trayvon Martin’s death—which her producers erroneously labeled “just a local story.”
Today, an inescapable voice from the top echelons of news and entertainment, Sunny uses her platform to advocate for social justice and give a voice to the marginalized. In her signature no-holds-barred, straight-up style, Sunny opens up and shares her intimate struggles with fertility and personal turmoil, and reflects on the high-stakes cases and stories she worked on as a prosecutor and during her time at CNN, Fox News, ABC and The View. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what’s right.
About the Authors
Sunny Hostin is the 3-time Emmy-winning legal journalist, co-host ofThe View,andNew York Timesbestselling author of I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds(HarperOne). She is also the author ofSummer on the Bluffs, the first in her upcoming three-book fiction series, which will be published on May 4, 2021.
Hostin has been featured inThe New York Times,The Wall Street Journal,Forbes Woman,Essence,Newsweek,The New York Post,Latina, andEbony. A sought-after public speaker, she has delivered a TEDxTalk called “A Possibility Model” and spoken at and moderated panels for the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Corporate Counsel Women of Color, and the National Bar Association, and served as a witness at the Federal Judiciary’s Congressional Hearing for the Public’s Right of Access to the Courts.
Hostin lives with her husband and two children in New York.
Charisse Jones is a national correspondent forUSA Today. A former staff writer for theNew York Timesand theLos Angeles Times, she has been a commentator for National Public Radio and is a contributing writer forEssencemagazine.
These Truths Book
Product details
- Publisher :HarperOne; Illustrated edition (September 22, 2020)
- Language: :English
- Hardcover :288 pages
- ISBN-10 :0062950827
- ISBN-13 :978-0062950826
- Item Weight :1.05 pounds
- Dimensions :6 x 0.97 x 9 inches
The Emmy Award winning legal journalist and co-host of The View Sunny Hostin chronicles her journey from growing up in a South Bronx housing project to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney and journalist in this powerful memoir that offers an intimate and unique look at identity, intolerance, and injustice.
'What are you?' has followed Sunny Hostin from the beginning of her story, as she grew up half Puerto Rican and half African-American raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx. Escaping poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school, Sunny immersed herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. In Washington, D.C., Sunny became a federal prosecutor, soon parlaying her wealth of knowledge of the legal system into a successful career as a legal journalist. She was one of the first national reporters to cover Trayvon Martin's death--which her producers erroneously labeled 'just a local story.'
I Am These Truths Sunny Hostin
Today, an inescapable voice from the top echelons of news and entertainment, Sunny uses her platform to advocate for social justice and give a voice to the marginalized. In her signature no-holds-barred, straight-up style, Sunny opens up and shares her intimate struggles with fertility and personal turmoil, and reflects on the high-stakes cases and stories she worked on as a prosecutor and during her time at CNN, Fox News, ABC and The View. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what's right.
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