Monday, August 8th, 2011
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On July 29, 2011, The Immortal Life was a “double jeopardy” question on the TV Quiz Show Jeopardy!. Rebecca Skloot was flooded with emails, tweets, […]
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Comments Off on Chicago Tribune Announces Literary Honors for Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot has been named the winner of the 21st Century Award, given by the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Public Library Foundation as […]
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is being translated into more than twenty-five languages. Each international edition has its own unique cover, and we’ve gathered […]
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 […]
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Comments Off on Time Magazine Reports that Sapphire Is Reading The Immortal Life
Time magazine’s Pack Your (Book) Bag feature (“the best pages to turn this summer, from 23 authors we admire”) reports that bestselling novelist Sapphire (author […]
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
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In March 1976, Rolling Stone published “The Double-Edged Helix,” an article by Michael Rogers which “unknowingly helped lay the foundation for the captivating current bestseller.” […]
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Comments Off on WYSO Host Vick Mickunas Interviews Rebecca Skloot
In this interview with Vick Mickunas – creator of the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO, the NPR affiliate in Dayton, OH – Rebecca […]
Monday, March 28th, 2011
Comments Off on The Immortal Life Called a ‘Riveting Book’ and an ‘Amazing Feat’
In Colette Bancroft’s recent profile of Rebecca Skloot in the St. Petersburg Times, Rebecca describes the Immortal Book Tour: “I left my house on Jan. […]
Friday, March 4th, 2011
If you have read The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, we want to hear from you! Since the book was published, readers of all kinds […]
Friday, March 4th, 2011
If your book group is reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, we’d like to hear about it. Tell us about your experiences with the […]
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