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Lisa Genova

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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Lisa Genova Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Say YES whenever possible Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I'm pretty happy being me. I wouldn't mind being Kate Winslet for a day while she's acting. She blows me away. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Let me think about it Q. What is your greatest achievement? A. Still Alice Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. My children's faces lighting up when excited about something. Pure joy!Or, if I've changed too many diapers and listened to endless whining that day....Me and my husband with no kids at our favorite beach on a hot summer day. Learn more about Lisa Genova

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Meet local authors of new books at their signings
Cape Cod Online, June 9, 2013
...Pola ("A Bridge Between") at 7 p.m. Monday at Jacob Sears Library, 23 Center St., East Dennis. Lisa Genova ("Still Alice," "Love Anthony") will talk about and sign books at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Eldredge Public Library, 564 Main St., Chatham. Mary Anne...
Books that changed me: Nicole Trope
Canberra Times, June 8, 2013
...whose characters come to feel like old friends. Pratchett is the master of his genre. Still Alice - Lisa Genova Alice is an intelligent and gifted woman who is suddenly struck down with early onset Alzheimer's disease. The novel changed my point of view...
‘Still Alice,’ a novel by Lisa Genova
Examiner.com, June 6, 2013
...Book Cover of, 'Still Alice' Credits: Lisa Genova Books newsletter E-mail * do not change Contact Email Contact Email2 Contact Url Subscribe to Blog Remember my Info Published in 2007, ‘Still Alice,’ is the gripping and...
Colby book clubs rank favorite titles
Marshfield News Herald, June 6, 2013
...No. 2 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford No. 3 Still Alice by Lisa Genova No. 4 Peace Like a River by Leif Enger No. 5 Lost December by Richard Paul Evans No. 6 61 Hours by Lee Child No. 7 Mennonite in Little...
Lisa Genova at Dennis Public Library
Wicked Local Dennis, May 30, 2013
...Best-selling author Lisa Genova of Chatham, a neurologist, will discuss her latest book “Love Anthony”at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 31 at the Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall Street, Dennisport. Genova...
Lisa Genova Leads Best Seller List at Lake Forest Book Store
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch, May 10, 2013
...Lake Forest Book Store Bestsellers 1. Love Anthony Lisa Genova   2. Penance Dan O'Shea   3  Still Alice Lisa Genova   4  Left Neglected Lisa Genova   5  Nigellissima Nigella Lawson   6  It's All Good...
Fulton schools participate in World Book Night
Palladium Times, May 9, 2013
...the Great American Dust Bowl" by Timothy Egan, "Playing For Pizza" by John Grisham, and "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova...
Calendar of events: Mid and Upper Cape (5/29)
Wicked Local Truro, May 30, 2013
...of Cotuit,” 12 noon, Cotuit Center For the Arts, 4404 Route 28, Cotuit, free. Author’s Friday series Lisa Genova “Love Anthony,” 2 p.m., Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport. Call for reservation 508-760-6219. SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Yard...
Calendar of events: Mid and Upper Cape (5/29)
Wicked Local Barnstable, May 30, 2013
...of Cotuit,” 12 noon, Cotuit Center For the Arts, 4404 Route 28, Cotuit, free. Author’s Friday series Lisa Genova “Love Anthony,” 2 p.m., Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport. Call for reservation 508-760-6219. SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Yard...
Calendar of events: Mid and Upper Cape (5/29)
Wicked Local Brewster, May 30, 2013
...of Cotuit,” 12 noon, Cotuit Center For the Arts, 4404 Route 28, Cotuit, free. Author’s Friday series Lisa Genova “Love Anthony,” 2 p.m., Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport. Call for reservation 508-760-6219. SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Yard...
Lisa Genova at Dennis Public Library
Wicked Local Dennis, May 30, 2013
...Best-selling author Lisa Genova of Chatham, a neurologist, will discuss her latest book “Love Anthony”at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 31 at the Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall Street, Dennisport. Genova...
CANDY ON THE CAPE: The Beachcomber is open for summer
Wicked Local Cape Cod, May 24, 2013
...Drive, Eastham. For more information go to nausetlight.org. On Tuesday, May 28, New York Times best-selling author, Lisa Genova will be doing a book signing at the Sandwich Public Library at 7 p.m. Genova, who lives on the Cape, has written three...
CANDY ON THE CAPE: The Beachcomber is open for summer
Wicked Local Eastham, May 24, 2013
...Drive, Eastham. For more information go to nausetlight.org. On Tuesday, May 28, New York Times best-selling author, Lisa Genova will be doing a book signing at the Sandwich Public Library at 7 p.m. Genova, who lives on the Cape, has written three...
CANDY ON THE CAPE: The Beachcomber is open for summer
Wicked Local Orleans, May 24, 2013
...Drive, Eastham. For more information go to nausetlight.org. On Tuesday, May 28, New York Times best-selling author, Lisa Genova will be doing a book signing at the Sandwich Public Library at 7 p.m. Genova, who lives on the Cape, has written three...