page_title: Rebecca Skloot
section_title: Awards and honors
hierarchical_section_title: Rebecca Skloot / Awards and honors
caption_attribution_description: English: Rebecca Skloot kicks off the 10th Annual Life Sciences and Society Symposium (LSSP) at the University of Missouri in Jesse Hall.
context_page_description: Rebecca L. Skloot is an American science writer who specializes in science and medicine. Her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, was one of the best-selling new books of 2010, staying on The New York Times Bestseller list for over 6 years and eventually reaching #1. It was adapted into a movie by George C. Wolfe, which premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017 and starred Rose Byrne as Skloot, and Oprah Winfrey as Lacks's daughter Deborah.
context_section_description: 2005 Best American Food Writing, selection, "Two Americas, Two Restaurants, One Town"
  2005 Best Personal Essay of the Year by the American Society of Journalists and Authors, winner, "When Pets Attack"
  2005 The Best American Essays, selection, "Putting the Gene Back in Genealogy"
  2005 The Best American Travel Writing, selection, "Two Americas, Two Restaurants, One Town"
  2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science, Best Young Adult Book Award, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  2010 Wellcome Trust Book Prize, winner, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  2010 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, winner, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  2010 Medical Journalists' Association Open Book Awards, General Nonfiction, winner, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  2010 Chicago Tribune and Chicago Public Library 21st Century Award, winner
  2010 Audie Award for Best Nonfiction Audiobook, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  2011 Ambassador Book Award, winner (Biography), The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  2011 National Academies of Science Communication Awards, winner in Best Book category, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  2011 Audie Award for Best Nonfiction Audiobook, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
caption: Rebecca Skloot talks at the University of Missouri in March 2014.
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