The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks News

The Millburn High School English Department announced Millburn's Big Read on Wednesday, May 23.

Author and journalist Susan Orlean has written two nonfiction pieces that have been turned into films.

Facilitated by Lee Fertitta. 1:30 p.m. 2. Catch "Stella Days," A 2011 Irish film directed byA Thaddeus O'Sullivan. This event is part of the Furman Film Series.A 115 Middle Neck Rd,A Great Neck, A 7:30 p.m. Learn more about this film .A 3. There'sA Karaoke with Sal Vivo A atA Sullivan's Quay , starting at 9:30 p.m. 4. Who prepares the best catered ... (more)

Lee Gutkind is the founder and editor at Creative Nonfiction magazine and the author of a number of creative nonfiction books including Almost Human: Making Robots Think - featured on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart - and the award-winning Many Sleepless Nights: The World of Organ Transplantation.

Born on this day in history: President Harry Truman , comedian Don Rickles , boxer Sonny Liston , novelist Thomas Pynchon and singer Enrique Iglesias .

The Springfield Free Public Library's Book Discussion Group will meet on Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. to discuss "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.

A few weeks ago, my wife and I attended "A Conversation With David 'Sonny' Lacks" at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.A The event was a sellout with 900 attendees.A As it turns out, most of the colleges and universities in San Diego County designated " The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks " as the book discussed by students and faculty ... (more)

Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, talks with her father Floyd Skloot at his home in Portland.

From a fascinating story, a question arises: do people own their tissues? In the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," Rebecca Skloot describes how Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells were instrumental in some of the most important advances in medicine and research.