When COVID-19 besieged the United States, New York State emerged as the global “ground zero” for a deadly contagion that threatened the lives and livelihoods of millions. Quickly, Governor Andrew Cuomo provided the leadership to address the threat, becoming the standard-bearer of the organized response the country desperately needed. With infection rates spiking and more people dying every day, the systems and functions necessary to combat the pandemic in New York—and America—did not exist. So Cuomo undertook the impossible. He unified people to rise to the challenge and was relentless in his pursuit of scientific facts and data. He quelled fear while implementing an extraordinary plan for flattening the curve of infection.

Taking readers beyond the candid daily briefings that became must-see TV across the globe, and providing a dramatic, day-by-day account of the catastrophe as it unfolded, American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic presents the intimate and inspiring thoughts of a leader at an unprecedented historical moment and a game plan for what we as individuals—and as a nation—need to do to protect ourselves against this disaster and those to come.

In conversation with Andy Cohen, an Emmy Award-winning host and producer and New York Times bestselling author of books including Superficial and The Andy Cohen Diaries. He is the host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Bravo, executive producer of “The Real Housewives” franchise, and he hosts and curates the “Radio Andy” channel on SiriusXM.