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6.15.2020

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot

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 Links for East Side Readers discussion

Author's website
Reading group resources, including downloadable Discussion Questions (PDF), Timeline (PDF), and Cast of Characters (PDF)

Lit Lovers Reading Guide and Discussion Questions

Rebecca Skloot’s Book Group Page

NY Times review
Another Times review
Another article on the subject

Discovery Magazine Review

National Geographic Review


Johns Hopkins Hospital essays and honors for Henrietta Lacks

Smithsonian interview with Skloots

Another Smithsonian article, with photo of HeLa cells

Rebecca Skloot on Dr.Oz  Show with Oprah (4 min video)

More photos, audio, and video related to the book

Wikipedia on the book

Wikipedia on the HBO movie

Movie Trailer, family tree, other video featurettes

The Henrietta Lacks Foundation accepts donations.

Posted by RkC at 6/15/2020
Labels: Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks {Skloot}

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