Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot is an award winning science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Discover; and many other publications. She is the guest editor of The Best American Science Writing 2011, a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine, and has worked as a correspondent for WNYC’s Radiolab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, her debut book, took more than a decade to research and write, and instantly became a New York Times best-seller. She has been featured on numerous television shows, including CBS Sunday Morning, The Colbert Report, Fox Business News, and others. Her book received widespread critical acclaim and was named a best book of 2010 by The New Yorker, New York Times, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and People Magazine, among numerous others. She was also named A Surprising Leader of 2010 by the Washington Post. Her book is now being made into an HBO movie produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball. Visit http://rebeccaskloot.com for more information.