“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
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is being read by book clubs around the world, including several associated with organizations (like TED) and publications, including [...]
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 [...]
Friday, June 25th, 2010
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was published a few weeks ago in the UK, where it’s getting rave reviews. Below, a sampling:
“Immensely moving” — [...]
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was published in the UK yesterday to rave reviews: The Times Literary Supplement calls it a “remarkable and moving [...]
Friday, April 16th, 2010
The Age in Australia weighs in on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks calling it:
“…a stunning story on a vast scale. The science is compelling; [...]
Monday, March 15th, 2010
A wonderful rave review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has come out in Science Magazine. It’s available online (subscription required) here, but for [...]
Monday, March 15th, 2010
An interview with Rebecca Skloot about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is now online at The Root, which also features a review of her [...]
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
In a wonderful review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the current issue of Entertainment Weekly gives Skloot’s book an “A,” saying: “Through Lacks, [...]
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Unbelievably wonderful review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in today’s New York Times!
A thorny and provocative book about cancer, racism, scientific ethics and [...]
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
The Boston Globe loves The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Their review says, among other things:
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’’ is a fascinating read [...]
