Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
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Contact: David Drake 212-782-9001; ddrake@randomhouse.com THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS AUTHOR REBECCA SKLOOT TO EXPLORE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND IN NEW BOOK FOR CROWN (New York, [...]
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
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“We’re very excited to be reading a book that’s been tearing up the bestseller lists for the past two years, Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life [...]
Monday, August 29th, 2011
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NPR reports, “In recent years, a growing number of colleges have begun assigning “common reads,” books that all first year students read over the summer, [...]
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
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“A historical highway marker memorializing the legacy of Henrietta Lacks was dedicated at St. Matthew Baptist Church near Lacks’ final resting place,” reports the Gazette [...]
Monday, August 8th, 2011
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On July 29, 2011, The Immortal Life was a “double jeopardy” question on the TV Quiz Show Jeopardy!. Rebecca Skloot was flooded with emails, tweets, [...]
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
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Rebecca Skloot has been named the winner of the 21st Century Award, given by the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Public Library Foundation as [...]
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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“Whether you’re on a plane, in a car or lounging poolside, summer vacation time is the perfect opportunity to put a dent in your reading [...]
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is being translated into more than twenty-five languages. Each international edition has its own unique cover, and we’ve gathered [...]
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
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A new state historical highway marker honoring Henrietta Lacks will be dedicated by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources on July 29, at 11 a.m., [...]
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
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“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a book at once deeply personal and profoundly universal,” writes Kathy Hickman in her monthly column, The Reading [...]
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