I don’t know if I’ve watched an entire episode of The View, but I respect Sunny Hostin. Her book originally caught my attention when featured during a National Antiracist Book Festival earlier this year. Picked this up from my TBR pile after hearing her being interviewed by Soledad O’Brien, and I appreciated hearing about how her identity has been shaped. I relate to her growing up with the privileges of being mixed-race and yet not being fully embraced by her Black or Puerto Rican communities (I am both Black and Filipina).

Asunción “Sunny” Hostin is the embodiment of the Zig Ziglar quote, “Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.” I enjoyed reading about her journey from living in the projects to becoming a lawyer and eventually an Emmy-winning cohost of The View and navigating multiple worlds as an Afro-Latina. Though I don’t align with her on everything, I value her voice in the fight against issues like police brutality, infertility stigma, and violence against children.

Especially for young people of color with an interest in journalism or law, this book has several tips for how to survive or thrive within those industries. Glad it exists.