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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, Support Network International and DementiaUSA and is an online... 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, full of love"
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February 4, 2009
How did I get here? So many of my roads have led me here, it must be inevitable. Let me start at the beginning. Inspired by...
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Meet Lisa Genova
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Lisa Genova Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Say YES whenever possible Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Acting Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. 32 Flavors, Fire Door, St Judy's Comet, Fields of Gold, Amazing Grace Q. What’s your best quality? A. I'm always open to new ideas, new people 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. Learn more about Lisa Genova

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Morning Call, November 15, 2009
...part of a Phoebe Institute on Aging public workshop on Alzheimer's at Cedar Crest College in Allentown. Lisa Genova, the author of ''Still Alice,'' will be keynote speaker. ''The character is a very intelligent, very lucid woman who is highly esteemed in...
Wicked Local Dennis, October 30, 2009
...Best-selling author Lisa Genova will be the featured speaker when the Author’s Friday series closes out its 2009 season Friday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at Dennis Public Library in Dennisport...
Middlefield Town Times, October 22, 2009
...conclusion to the Friends of the Watertown Library's third Annual Summer Read occurred Wednesday, October 14, as Lisa Genova, a first-time author on the New York Times Best Sellers List, spoke to a 'full house' at the First Congregational Church in...
Belleville Intelligencer, October 9, 2009
...Here are the 10 bestselling fiction and non-fiction books in Canada. FICTION 1 (1) The Lost Symbol -Dan Brown (hardcover) 2 (3) The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood (hardcover) 3 (2) An Echo in the Bone -Diana Gabaldon (hardcover) 4 (4) The Time...
Middlefield Town Times, October 9, 2009
...'Still Alice' author Lisa Genova will be speaking at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, at the First Congregational Church, as the culmination of the Friends Read Together summer reading program, conducted by the...
Chronicle Herald, September 27, 2009
...Still Alice by Lisa Genova (Simon & Schuster, $17.50, 320 pages) Getting a book published is not easy. It can be downright discouraging for authors to get their work into print. And so...
CBC Newfoundland & Labrador, September 22, 2009
...Moyes Footprints in the sand- Sarah Challis Jury Rigged - Laurie Moore The Increment- David Ignatius Still Alice- Lisa Genova Beach Roses- Jean Stone The Sweetness of the bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley True Evil- Greg Isles Palindrome- Stuart Woods...
Middlefield Town Times, September 4, 2009
...Residents of Watertown and neighboring communities are invited to meet Lisa Genova, author of 'Still Alice,' at the First Congregational Church in Watertown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 14. Ms. Genova, a PH.D. in neuroscience, who writes a blog...
Middlefield Town Times, August 28, 2009
...Residents of Watertown and neighboring communities are invited to meet Lisa Genova, author of 'Still Alice,' at the First Congregational Church in Watertown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 14. Ms. Genova, a PH.D. in neuroscience, who writes a blog...
Middlefield Town Times, August 13, 2009
...Lisa Genova, this year's guest author for the Third Annual Summer Read sponsored by the Friends of the Watertown Library, is best described as a motivated individual. In her academic...
Portage Daily Graphic, August 10, 2009
...A haunting, terrifying and beautiful story, â??Still Aliceâ? is a great first effort from author (and neuroscientist) Lisa Genova. Alice is a 50-year-old cognitive psychology professor at Harvard who specializes in linguistics, which means she...
Globe and Mail, July 31, 2009
...2008 Leacock Medal for Humour, which it went on to win. This year's international self-published darling is Lisa Genova, a Harvard-educated neuroscientist who went the in-demand route after a failed campaign to interest any agents or publishers in Still...
Middlefield Town Times, July 10, 2009
...to read first-time author Lisa Genova's book Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly FRIENDS READ TOGETHER ? The Friends Read Together program, which will be reading ?Still Alice? by first-time author Lisa Genova. The...
HappyNews.com, July 7, 2009
...Elham Khatami, CNN 'Still Alice,' written by Lisa Genova, is a novel about a 50-year-old Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. It's also a book, Genova was told, that nobody would want to read. When...
Quote.com Canada, June 26, 2009
...language, justice, and memory set against the backdrop of the killing fields of Pol Pot. - Still Alice, Lisa Genova - the compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease. In turns heartbreaking,...
Yahoo! Canada, June 26, 2009
...language, justice, and memory set against the backdrop of the killing fields of Pol Pot. - Still Alice, Lisa Genova - the compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease. In turns heartbreaking,...
American Chronicle, June 8, 2009
...in middle age?joins 2007 winner Bee Balms & Burgundy by Nelson Pahl and 2008 winner Still Alice by Lisa Genova in earning the prestigious distinction. In an interesting side-note, although the award seeks to honor the best of both major publishing...
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, May 31, 2009
...because they are self-published. Sometimes, you just have to do what you have to do.' That's what Lisa Genova did. After giving birth to her first child, Genova decided to write a novel instead of returning to her career in neuroscience and...
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, May 31, 2009
...because they are self-published. Sometimes, you just have to do what you have to do.' That's what Lisa Genova did. After giving birth to her first child, Genova decided to write a novel instead of returning to her career in neuroscience and...
PublishersWeekly.com, May 7, 2009
...bestselling authors established, Reidy said. New authors doing well for the company include Cassandra Clare (City of Glass), Lisa Genova (Still Alice) and Mark Levin (Liberty and Tyranny). In fact, Reidy said that when Libertyand Jodi Picoults Handle...
SignOn San Diego, April 18, 2009
...keep the proceeds. And there's always the possibility you have a best-seller on your hands. In 2007, Lisa Genova paid iUniverse to publish ?Still Alice.? She later received an offer from Simon & Schuster. The book debuted in January at No. 5 on the...
SignOn San Diego, April 17, 2009
...keep the proceeds. And there's always the possibility you have a best-seller on your hands. In 2007, Lisa Genova paid iUniverse to publish ?Still Alice.? She later received an offer from Simon & Schuster. The book debuted in January at No. 5 on the...
Bradley Scout, April 6, 2009
...Print-on-demand means digital copies only get printed when someone buys a book Lisa Genova decided to self-publish after her book was turned down by agents Melinda Roberts found success after self-publishing her book Web-based publishing companies are...
KCRG.com, April 6, 2009
... By Elham Khatami CNN (CNN) -- 'Still Alice,' written by Lisa Genova, is a novel about a 50-year-old Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. It's also a book, Genova was told, that nobody would want to read. Lisa...
The Record, April 4, 2009
...loss. How do we redefine ourselves as the pieces of what we remember slip away? Still Alice by Lisa Genova (Simon & Schuster, now in paperback at $17.50) is a current bestselling novel about early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The author has a doctorate in...
Jamestown Post-Journal, February 26, 2009
...William Bernhardt; Nothing Right, Antonya Nelson; Out of My Skin, John Haskell; Renegades, T. Jefferson Parker; Still Alicd, Lisa Genova; The Baptism of Billy Bean, Roger Skipper; The Lost Witness, Robert Ellis; The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David...
Free Press Release Center, February 20, 2009
...Diving into the self-publishing pool did not only lead Lisa Genova to success; it also opened doors to recognition. Print View February 19, 2009 (FPRC) -- Like any other author who has also had given up on ever seeking traditional...
East Carolinian, February 5, 2009
...feel like you can sell your own book, this is probably the way for you. Amy Fisher and Lisa Genova published through iUniverse, taking their first steps into larger literary societies. Self-publishing may seem like the best way to get heard outside of...
Jamestown Sun, January 28, 2009
...Niall Ferguson Wishful Drinking Carrie fisher No Limits Michael Phelps New books at Stutsman County Library: Still Alice Lisa Genova Suze Ormanâs 2009 Action Plan Suze Orman Songs of the Missing Stewart OâNan Echo C.L. Kelly Refining Fire Carol...
Time, January 22, 2009
...Here's a literary parable for the 21st century. Lisa Genova, 38, was a health-care-industry consultant in Belmont, Mass., who wanted to be a novelist, but she couldn't get her book published for love or money. She had a...
Book Reporter, January 16, 2009
...Genova that gives terrific background to the book. will prompt its a perfect book club book. I dare you to finish this novel and not turn to someone to talk about it. --- Reviewed by Carol Fitzgerald . © Copyright 1996-2009, . All rights reserved. - - -...
PRWeb, December 10, 2008
...iUniverse is featuring former iUniverse author Lisa Genova in its December author podcast at iUniverse.com. Bloomington, IN (PRWEB) December 10, 2008 -- iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self publishing company, is...
Martini Momma, October 19, 2009
...maybe this person has a point but we did discuss the book - very interesting read (Still Alice by Lisa Genova - a glimpse into early onset Alhzemier disease) and get some mega important LIFE issues sorted out! 1.   RUN to get this at Costco - It...
CogSci Librarian, October 19, 2009
...read a very moving novel about a woman suffering from Alzheimer's, called Still Alice . In it, neuroscientist Lisa Genova writes about neuroscientist Alice Howland who develops early-onset Alzheimer's at age 50. I especially enjoyed the first-person...
The 3 R's Blog // Reading, 'Riting, and Randomness, September 25, 2009
...and "Alice" * A few of you expressed some interest in joining me in reading Still Alice (by Lisa Genova) next month. I'll be reading it in connection with my participation in the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk in Thousand Oaks, California on...
The 3 R's Blog // Reading, 'Riting, and Randomness, September 19, 2009
...Walk will take place on October 17. I'm also planning to read the novel Still Alice , by Lisa Genova, which is about an early-onset Alzheimer's patient, during October a way of tying my reading to my cause . If you'd like to support our family team in...
Apprentice Writer, August 27, 2009
...STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova Contemporary Fiction Premise Brilliant psycholinguistics professor develops early-onset Alzheimers disease. Cover Eyecatching blue butterfly-on-white-background design; is relevant to content. What Works This wonderful,...
She Is Too Fond Of Books ..., August 20, 2009
...House by Alice Hoffman Lavender Hour by Anne LeClaire The Friendship Test by Elizabeth Noble I understand that Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice , lives in town.  I should have picked up a copy of her book when I was vacationing!  And the wish...
PETRONA, June 1, 2009
...do so, they will remain exceptions proving the rule for some time to come." "Genova" refers to Lisa Genova, who achieved New York Times best-seller status with Still Alice, self-published and very energetically self-marketed. One blog that I've recently...
Julie's Jewels, April 27, 2009
...LibraryThing book review... Still Alice by Lisa Genova Dr. Alice Howland, Harvard professor of cognitive psychology, begins having problems with her memory and thinks it might be menopause. During one jog near her home she gets lost...
At Home With Books, April 7, 2009
...Still Alice by Lisa Genova Publisher: Pocket Publishing Date: January 6, 2009 (Paperback) ISBN: 9781439102817 320 pages Fiction Summary: Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty...
CNN.com, April 6, 2009
..."Still Alice," written by Lisa Genova, is a novel about a 50-year-old Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. It's also a book, Genova was told, that nobody would want to read...
CNN.com - U.S., April 6, 2009
..."Still Alice," written by Lisa Genova, is a novel about a 50-year-old Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. It's also a book, Genova was told, that nobody would want to read...
CNN.com - Technology, April 6, 2009
...are finding success through Web-based publishers that print hard copies of books only when someone orders one. Meet Lisa Genova, whose novel about a Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheimer's disease is now a bestseller...
CNN.com Recently Published/Updated, April 6, 2009
..."Still Alice," written by Lisa Genova, is a novel about a 50-year-old Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. It's also a book, Genova was told, that nobody would want to read...
Celebrity Gossip | Celebrity News, April 6, 2009
...Check Out CreditRabbit.Com for The Cheapest DVDs, Blu-Ray, Video Games, and Electronics "Still Alice," written by Lisa Genova, is a novel about a 50-year-old Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. It's also a book, Genova was told, that...
The Boomer Chronicles, March 9, 2009
...s and she’s now in an institution. The interesting thing about Still Alice is that its author, Lisa Genova, holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard and researched the disease for maximum realness. I found it well done, realistic and terrifying. I also...
Content Matters, February 27, 2009
...junk mail that colleges, camps, and the like are sending to my teenage daughter. Another favorite example is Lisa Genova. After her novel, Still Alice was rejected by publishers, she decided to self-publish her novel and received a stamp of approval from...
Web Ink Now, February 22, 2009
...Brogan Laura "Pistachio" Fitton Gary Vaynerchuk Dr. Helaine Smith Dianna Huff Bob Hoey Tim Washer Jackie Ann Patterson Lisa Genova Paul Teutul Sr. John Hodgman Phil Lesh & Friends Steve Garfield Seamus Walsh Debbie Weil Krishna De Mark Gladding Reitaro...
Web Ink Now, February 16, 2009
...English language each year. How the hell do you stand out? Well, you can follow the lead of Lisa Genova, who used social media to turn a self-published book into a NY Times bestseller. Or you can use social media and have fun with your characters at the...
Musings of a Bookish Kitty, February 6, 2009
...This week's Mailbox Monday goodies: The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker Still Alice by Lisa Genova The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark Dog On It (A Chet and Bernie Mystery) by Spencer Quinn Posted by Literary Feline at 2/06/2009...
Debbie Weil's BlogWrite for CEOs, February 4, 2009
...Wide Rave. I really appreciate it. I just love the stories in the book. They are so inspiring. Lisa Genova, for example, used social media to turn hew self-published novel into a New York Times bestseller. We now have posters on all seven contintnts. I...
Writer Beware Blogs!, January 26, 2009
...a second time. Also deceptive: the book claimed to be on the New York Times bestseller list is Lisa Genova's Still Alice , which is currently number 7, but debuted last week at number 5. However, although Genova originally self-pubbed through iUniverse...
leftbrainwrite, January 25, 2009
...lowest educational ranking...) But perhaps there is hope... TIME and the NYT weigh in, telling the tale of Lisa Genova and other self-pubbers who make it out of their veritable slush and onto the NYT Bestseller List. The odds are slim - pegged at 2 out...
Survival of the Book, January 23, 2009
...fertile than ever." Grossman's lede is somewhat obvious: the story of the novel Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which was ignored by the publishing establishment, then self-published, then noticed by the publishing establishment, and then a bestseller. Fine....
The Trip Over, January 15, 2009
...An acquaintance of mine, Lisa Genova, wrote a novel and self-published it a couple of years ago. The story is about a fictional character, Alice, and her experience with early onset Alzheimer's. The book...