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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.
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Entertainment Weekly Gives The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks an “A”
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, the story of modern medicine and bioethics — and, indeed, race relations — is refracted beautifully, and movingly.” Read the full review here.
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 here.
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 crippling poverty, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” also floods over you like a narrative dam break, as if someone had managed to distill and purify the more addictive qualities of “Erin Brockovich,” “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” and “The Andromeda Strain.” More than 10 years in the making, it feels like the book Ms. Skloot was born to write. It signals the arrival of a raw but quite real talent.
Full review online here.
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Boston Globe Rave Review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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 and a ringing success. It is a well-written, carefully-researched, complex saga of medical research, bioethics, and race in America. Above all it is a human story of redemption for a family, torn by loss, and for a writer with a vision that would not let go.
Full review online here.
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Washington Post Loves The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
A rave review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in The Washington Post today, which says, among other things:
This book, labeled “science — cultural studies,” should be treated as a work of American history. It’s a deftly crafted investigation of a social wrong committed by the medical establishment, as well as the scientific and medical miracles to which it led. Skloot’s compassionate account can be the first step toward recognition, justice and healing.
For full review, click here
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 Life of Henrietta Lacks. The segment will also feature members of Henrietta’s family, and Vincent Racaniello, a scientist with lots, and lots of HeLa cells.
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 today. Read the full excerpt here, then pre-order your copy of the book if you haven’t already!
