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Lisa Genova
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Lisa Genova

Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. She is a member of the Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International and DementiaUSA and is an... Read full bio

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Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
A. Shakespeare. Tell me everything.
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My life in 8 words: "Blessed, expressive, unplanned, increasingly fearless, hopeful, in love"
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Still Alice will be released on August 16, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
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Love Anthony will be released on January 15, 2013 in eBook
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Left Neglected will be released on March 01, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 01, 2012
Left Neglected is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 01, 2012
Jan 31, 2012
Lisa Genova Box Set will be released on December 06, 2011 in eBook
Dec 06, 2011
Lisa Genova Box Set is now available in eBook
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Left Neglected will be released on March 01, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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Left Neglected is now available in Trade Paperback
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Left Neglected
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Lisa Genova Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Say YES whenever possible Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Shakespeare. Tell me everything. Q. What is your greatest achievement? A. Still Alice Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. Probably impatience. I'll go ask my husband, he'll know. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Acting Learn more about Lisa Genova

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Westfield Patch, April 10, 2012
...from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 to discuss the novel 'Left Neglected' by Lisa Genova. The New York Times  bestseller follows Sarah Nickerson, an overachieving Harvard MBA living her dreams in a suburb of Boston. Everything changes when...
Woodbury Patch, April 4, 2012
...1:00 pm–2:00 pm Join us as we have a discussion on the book, Still Alice, by Lisa Genova. Website: http://www.preludecares.com Phone: 651 501 6513 Email: jjohnson@preludecares.com Price: $0...
Gapers Block, March 27, 2012
...is adapted and directed by Ensemble Member Christine Mary Dunford from the New York Times' bestselling novel by Lisa Genova. It's a heartbreaking, yet hopeful story of a professor who, in the midst of her study of the human brain, finds that her own mind...
Ames Daily Tribune, March 25, 2012
...to help work through the roiling emotions they stir up. One we read recently was “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova. This story of a woman’s experience of early onset Alzheimer’s disease was heartbreaking to read and required the salve of book club as...
Vision Monday, March 23, 2012
...with Sarah's situation and, to some extent, we do. Post-accident Sarah deserves our unmitigated sympathy however and Lisa Genova manages to educate her readers on the condition while describing its devastating effects on this busy young mother. We are...
Lakeland Ledger, March 12, 2012
...of the Library Book Review continues 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when Jane McGinnis reviews "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova. Program includes refreshments sponsored by Bob Ference of Ingram Financial. Tuesday Book Club meets 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 to discuss...
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, March 12, 2012
...and 7 p.m. March 20 at Bucyrus Public Library to discuss the book, "Still Alice," by Lisa Genova. Copies of the book are available at the library's main desk. For information or to register, call the library at 419-562-7327...
Galveston County Daily News, April 13, 2012
...a series of events to promote community discussion by encouraging Galvestonians to read and discuss “Still Alice,” by Lisa Genova in 2012. “Still Alice” is a story of a 50-year-old professor of neuropsychology at Harvard University who is...
Northampton Chronicle and Echo, April 12, 2012
...along. Last week at my book club a friend recommended we read a book called Still Alice, by Lisa Genova. It’s a powerful novel about a 50-year-old cognitive professor at Harvard university. One day while out jogging she finds herself lost and unable to...
Westfield Patch, April 10, 2012
...from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 to discuss the novel 'Left Neglected' by Lisa Genova. The New York Times  bestseller follows Sarah Nickerson, an overachieving Harvard MBA living her dreams in a suburb of Boston. Everything changes when...
Findlay Courier, April 7, 2012
...of the Library's used gift book shop, The Book Cellar. A book discussion of "Left Neglected" by Lisa Genova will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Lindamood Room. Registration is not required. Children of reading age may read to Tango and...
Woodbury Patch, April 4, 2012
...1:00 pm–2:00 pm Join us as we have a discussion on the book, Still Alice, by Lisa Genova. Website: http://www.preludecares.com Phone: 651 501 6513 Email: jjohnson@preludecares.com Price: $0...
Chicago Daily Herald, March 30, 2012
...Theater lovers can experience Tony Kushner?s epic Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning ?Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches? and a newly revised version of ?Part Two: Perestroika? courtesy of Court Theatre. Artistic director Charles Newell...
Chicago Daily Herald, March 29, 2012
...? Three sisters attempt to reconcile the tragedies that defined their youth and reconnect in Beth Henley?s ?Crimes of the Heart,? opening Friday, March 30, at Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Ann Keen, founder of Chicago?s Polarity...