Comments on: Rebecca Skloot on narrating history: “looking for that one family, that one person, that one moment that will help hold everything together”

By: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’: Rebecca Skloot’s lessons on how great non-fiction should be written | Anthony Toth

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:04:14 +0000

[...] was not an easy book to write. In order to gather the details she needed to describe a scene, Skloot conducted interviews, read old newspaper clippings, looked at old photographs. This kind of research is time-consuming, but the result is a vivid and accurate re-construction of [...]

By: Archimedes’ Hot Tub » Blog Archive » Skloot on writing

Archimedes’ Hot Tub » Blog Archive » Skloot on writing — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:46:53 +0000

[...] lovely interview with Rebecca Skloot, Author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta [...]

By: Monday Tally: Conflicts, Book Trailers, and Way Cool Libraries

Monday Tally: Conflicts, Book Trailers, and Way Cool Libraries — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:50:26 +0000

[...] Skloot is everywhere (as is her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks). In this interview with Neiman Storyboard, Skloot mentions the similarities between her book and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by [...]

By: How to make history documentaries | blog .fu

How to make history documentaries | blog .fu — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:22:42 +0000

[...] great advice comes from a lengthy interview with Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. She’s spoken to the excellent Nieman [...]

By: Book Review: Breakthrough « White Coat Underground

Book Review: Breakthrough « White Coat Underground — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:35:38 +0000

[...] an idea of which is the better read. One of my favorite authors in the genre, Rebecca Skloot, said in a recent interview: When you write nonfiction in a way that will hopefully read like fiction, with scenes and dialog, [...]

By: YourTechWorld » I’ve got your missing links right here (17 July ‘10) | Not Exactly Rocket Science

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:03:33 +0000

[...] have to read this interview with Rebecca Skloot, which reads like a masterclass in structure and [...]