Thursday, July 7th, 2011
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“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a book at once deeply personal and profoundly universal,” writes Kathy Hickman in her monthly column, The Reading […]
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
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Very exciting news, just in: Amazon has named The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as the Best Book of 2010. From their announcement: Our Best […]
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
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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 […]
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
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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
Comments Off on NPR Names The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as one of the Top Five Best of the Bestsellers
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
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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” […]
Friday, January 8th, 2010
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Much to the dismay of those in publishing world, Kirkus magazine recently announced that it was going out of business. In what was to be […]
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
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Today’s Los Angeles Times features Rebecca Skloot as one of their four Faces to Watch in 2010, saying: When Rebecca Skloot was a high school […]
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
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The current issue of Library Journal features two pieces about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: First, an essay by Skloot called “Librarians: The Secret […]
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is featured in the December issue of Booklist, with a wonderful starred review (see below) and “Story Behind the […]
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