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title: "Author to Author: Amy Cattapan's new TV show about books"
description: "Catholic author-turned-TV-host Amy Cattapan talks about \"BOOK.eD,\" her new program on ShalomWorld TV."
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# Author to Author: Amy Cattapan's new TV show about books

Oct 30, 2018 8:00:00 PM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Reawakening-F.jpg)

[!["Author to Author" by Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS (CatholicMom.com)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Reawakening.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Reawakening.jpg) On the set of "BOOK.eD": Amy Cattapan with Barb Mangi. Courtesy of Amy Cattapan. All rights reserved. Used with permission.[/caption]

Catholic novelist Amy Cattapan introduces readers to new books via "[BOOK.eD](https://www.shalomworldtv.org/booked)," a new show on ShalomWorld TV.

With twelve episodes slated for its first season and ten already filmed, this weekly show features interviews with these authors about newly published books:

- Chris Stepien -- [*Dying to Be Happy: Discovering the Truth About Life*](https://amzn.to/2SjKyz3)
- Lisa Mladinich -- [*Heads Bowed: Prayers for Catholic School Days*](https://amzn.to/2ELY77E)
- Rick Akins -- [*Challenged to Grow: A Catholic Parent's Journey Through an Evangelical World*](https://amzn.to/2qe0fLA)
- Sr. Nancy Usselmann -- *[A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics](https://amzn.to/2EUJNdo) *
- Barb Mangi -- [*Reawakening:* *Returning to Lightness and Peace After My Daughter's Murder*](https://amzn.to/2SiVY6e)
- Jim Papandrea -- [*From Star Wars to Superman: Christ Figures in Science Fiction and Superhero Films*](https://amzn.to/2EO6TlQ)
- Steve Dawson -- [*Catholic Street Evangelization: Stories of Conversion and Witness*](https://amzn.to/2ENGB2U)
- Mary Amore -- [*Every Day with Mary: Reflections by the Affiliates of Mayslake Ministries*](https://amzn.to/2ENxbVc)
- Stephanie Engelman -- [*A Single Bead*](https://amzn.to/2ENH9Ww)
- Kevin Vost -- [*The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit*](https://amzn.to/2EJyVi4)

   Two more authors will be interviewed to complete the show's first season. [!["Author to Author" by Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS (CatholicMom.com)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Chris-Stepien.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Chris-Stepien.jpg) On the set of "BOOK.eD": Amy Cattapan with Chris Stepien. Courtesy of Amy Cattapan. All rights reserved. Used with permission.[/caption]

Amy Cattapan's energetic style keeps the 30-minute show zipping along. Chris Stepien, in the first episode, commented on the insightful questions Cattapan asked during her interview. Interspersed with discussion about the book are quotes from readers' Amazon reviews.

[!["Author to Author" by Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS (CatholicMom.com)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Sr-Nancy.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Sr-Nancy.jpg) On the set of "BOOK.eD": Amy Cattapan with Sr. Nancy Usselmann. Courtesy of Amy Cattapan. All rights reserved. Used with permission.[/caption]

"BOOK.eD" airs Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern on ShalomWorld TV. Here's how to watch:

- [ShalomWorld TV livestream](https://www.shalomworldtv.org/live)
- [Connected TV](https://www.shalomworldtv.org/connected-tv) (AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV)
- [Satellite](https://www.shalomworldtv.org/satellite)
- [Mobile apps](https://www.shalomworldtv.org/mobile-apps)
- [Your local cable or satellite provider](https://www.shalomworldtv.org/channelfinder)

 You can catch up on past programs in the mobile apps or on [ShalomWorld TV's website](https://www.shalomworldtv.org/booked). [!["Author to Author" by Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS (CatholicMom.com)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Dr-Mary-Amore.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BOOKeD-Dr-Mary-Amore.jpg) On the set of "BOOK.eD": Amy Cattapan with Dr. Mary Amore. Courtesy of Amy Cattapan. All rights reserved. Used with permission.[/caption]

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*Copyright 2018 Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS This article contains Amazon affiliate links; your purchases through these links benefit the author. *

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