NON-FICTION BOOK. **UPDATED – SOLD!**
**SOLD TO HBO… ALAN BALL/OPRAH WINFREY-HARPO PRODUCING.**
ORIGINALLY POSTED FEB. 4TH, 2010
**TRACKINGB EXCLUSIVE**
**HEARING THIS IS OUT TO SELECT PRODUCERS & TERRITORIES**
This book got a killer review in the New York Times this week…
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Representation: Howie Sanders (UTA)
Written by: Rebecca Skloot
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/books/03book.html?em
February 9th, 2010 at 8:07 am
This is a tough one to turn into a movie since it is essentially the story of one woman’s cancer cells and how they went on to become the basis for a whole bevvy of medical/scientific discoveries. Feels more like a docu-drama.