Thursday, March 31st, 2011
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In this interview with Vick Mickunas – creator of the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO, the NPR affiliate in Dayton, OH – Rebecca [...]
Monday, March 28th, 2011
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In Colette Bancroft’s recent profile of Rebecca Skloot in the St. Petersburg Times, Rebecca describes the Immortal Book Tour: “I left my house on Jan. [...]
Monday, March 21st, 2011
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The Journal of the American Medical Association reviewed The Immortal Life in its March 16, 2011 issue. Here’s an excerpt: With a sensitive heart, a [...]
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
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Nick Hornby‘s Stuff I’ve Been Reading column in the March/April issue of The Believer features his experience reading The Immortal Life. Riveting, beautifully written, and, [...]
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
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On February 18, 2011, Virginia state lawmakers, Johns Hopkins leaders, and officials from the American Cancer Society joined together in Richmond to celebrate the life [...]
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
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Coastal Carolina University’s “Big Read” is a summer reading program designed to encourage intellectual dialogue among students, professors and the University community. Since it was [...]
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
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Common Reads is a program developed by Random House, Inc. dedicated to bringing readers and teachers the latest in common reading programs at high schools, [...]
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
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Last night’s Barnes & Noble Upstairs at the Square event with Rebecca and Cubic Zirconia was a blast! Fans from all over New York City [...]
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
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Tonight Rebecca shared the stage with Cubic Zirconia, who performed songs from their CD, Follow Your Heart. The special event was part of Barnes & [...]
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
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Library Journal has named The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks a Best Sci-Tech Book of 2010. Click here to read the full text of their [...]
The Henrietta Lacks Foundation strives to provide financial assistance to needy individuals who have made important contributions to scientific research without their knowledge or consent.
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