“As if someone had managed to distill & purify the more addictive qualities of 'Erin Brockovich,' 'Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil' & 'The Andromeda Strain.'”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Amazon.com calls The Immortal Life one of the “must-reads of the year,” naming it one of the top ten “Best Books of the Year” to [...]
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
NPR has just named The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as one of the top five Best of the Bestsellers (the only nonfiction book in [...]
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Now online: Rebecca Skloot discusses The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and the ethics of tissue research on BBC’s Health Check. Listen to [...]
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
PBS just aired a great segment on religion, ethics, and tissue research — it examines informed consent, who should profit from cells and tissues, and [...]
Monday, June 21st, 2010
On Science Weekly: The ‘immortal’ Henrietta Lacks. Alok Jha talks to Rebecca Skloot about the intriguing story of Henrietta Lacks and why she has [...]
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Radiolab just aired a beautiful piece based on Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — a must-listen for all who’ve read the book, and anyone interested [...]
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Very exciting news: Oprah and Alan Ball have teamed up with HBO to create the film version of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Can [...]
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Oprah.com recommended 16 books as ideal mother’s day gifts, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was one of the first on the list.
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Rebecca Skloot appeared on The Agenda this week talking about her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and answering some frequently asked questions about [...]
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Yesterday, Skloot discussed and read scenes from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks with Frank Stasio on The State of Things
