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“Rebecca Skloot has written a marvelous book so original that it defies easy description ... It’s part The Wire, part The Lives of the Cell, and all fascinating.”
—CARL ZIMMER, author of Microcosm
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Climbs to #2 on the New York Times Bestseller List

Very exciting news: Next week, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks will be listed as #2 on the NYT Bestseller List.


Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Rebecca Skloot and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Live on WHYY’s Radio Times

Rebecca Skloot just finished a great hour-long in-studio interview with WHYY’s Radio Times.  The segment aired live, but you can now listen to it online [...]


Friday, February 12th, 2010

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Debuts on The New York Times Bestseller List

Less than a week after its publication, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has hit the New York Times Bestseller List at #5!


Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Rebecca Skloot and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on Fresh Air With Terry Gross

For those who missed Skloot’s interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air, you can listen to it here:
‘Henrietta Lacks’: A Donor’s Immortal Legacy:


Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

New York Times Rave Review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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 Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Lacks Family on ABC World News Tonight

Set your TiVos and your DVRs, mark your calendars: Tonight Rebecca Skloot will be on ABC World News talking about her new book, The Immortal [...]


Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Excerpt from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Now Online

The current issue of O, the Oprah Magazine features a lengthy excerpt from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and that excerpt just went online [...]


Friday, May 22nd, 2009

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Now Available for Pre-Order

We’re thrilled to announce that as of today, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, is officially available for pre-order through amazon.com (the [...]


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Doctors took her cells without asking. Those cells never died. They launched a medical revolution and a multimillion-dollar industry. More than twenty years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same.

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