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    Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

    Rebecca Skloot Talks About How Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe and Hurricane Carter Helped Her Find the Structure of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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    In a video interview on the Read and Roll show: “Skloot explains how two unlikely influences helped her shape “a rare and powerful combination of [...]


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    Monday, October 26th, 2009

    Time to Register for ScienceOnline2010!

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    Yes folks, it’s that time again: Registration is now open for the great ScienceOnline2010 meeting …


    Friday, April 3rd, 2009

    Skloot’s Tips for Successful Book Reviewing

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    After seven years serving as a vice president on the National Book Critics Circle board of directors, Skloot has just finished her second term.  While on [...]


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    Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

    Skloot’s Tips for Successful Book Reviewing

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    Rebecca Skloot’s Tips for Successful Book Reviewing: “Strategies for Breaking in and Staying in: Getting started as a critic, building your reviewing portfolio, going national, and keeping editors happy.”


    Saturday, January 17th, 2009

    Documents for my ScienceOnline 09 Getting Published Talk

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    Skloot’s tips for breaking into publication and getting paid to write


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