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Join Lia, Meredith, Lindsay, Sarah, Kim and Ashley (for a few minutes anyway) as they discuss The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.  The girls learn (thanks to Lindsay) that this book was ten years in the making! Everyone agrees that this is an interesting read about a very important topic. The conversation veers off now and then to cousin love and whether zombies like to watch movies. There is plenty of discussion around ethics in science and medicine and whether there can be trust when there is money to be made. Everyone shares whether they would recommend the book and/or the movie and which one they enjoyed more, except Kim because she forgot to watch the movie!
This book was made into a movie in 2017 and stars Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Sylvia Grace Crim.
Discussion Points: 

Audiobooks in a radio play format
Language directly quoted to represent culture
90 minute movie praise
Lacks family settlement with Biotech company
Rebecca Sloot BBC interview and Lacks family update
Oprah in the film
Medical and scientific ethics
Zombies
Johns Hopkins acknowledgement statement
Marrying cousins
Racism in medicine
History of cancer treatment
Different book covers
Fan book submissions
Do they recommend the book and/or movie

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Henrietta Lacks
Johns Hopkins acknowledgement statement
Rebecca Skloot BBC interview
Lacks Family Settlement with Biotech Company
Oprah Winfrey
The Immortal Life of Henriette Lacks Movie

During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto JV (Joe) Hilliard and his book “The Last Keeper: Book One of the Warminster Series”.
A young boy’s prophetic visions.
Blind at birth, Daemus Alaric is blessed with the gift of prophetic Sight. Now, as a Keeper of the Forbidden, he must use his powers of the Sight to foil the plans of a fallen Keeper, Graytorris the Mad.
An elven Princess with a horrifying secret.
Princess Addilyn Elspeth travels from Eldwal, the magically hidden home of the Vermilion elves, to begin her life as a diplomat to the human capital of Castleshire. During her journey, she stumbles upon a mystical creature foretelling ill tidings.
A terrifying force of evil.
Daemus’ recurring nightmare vision threatens to catapult him into a terrifying struggle that will leave the fate of the Keepers—and the realm—hanging in the balance. Daemus and Princess Addilyn must set out to face the menace that threatens their very existence.
Will the entire realm fall to its knees?
The Last Keeper is the first book in The Warminster Series. With gripping, epic action and heart-pounding adventure, you’ll love this new adventure series.
Discussion Points:

The hero’s journey and the Warminster world
Last book in the series (4th) coming out May 2024
Spin offs and origin stories
Video game and graphic novels coming soon
Dark fantasy, not everyone survives
Satisfying reader and fans desires for more
Why is the bad guy bad?
Humbled by fan art
Open to movie and screenplay offers

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The Last Keeper by JV Hilliard
JV Hilliard Website

The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! During this episode we take a glimpse behind the scenes while the Book Interrupted women discuss time management, procrastination, lack of sleep, sake, Karma Brown and laundry.
Discussion Points:

Time Management
Sabotage and procrastination
Cosmetic extremes for halloween costumes
Sake
Lack of sleep and its effects
Karma Brown episode excitement and her book The 4% Fix
Sound levels and background noise
Laundry

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The New Earth by Eckhart Tole : Naming your Pain Body (Sally and Blanche)
Karma Brown Book Interrupted Episode
The 4% Fix by Karma Brown
The Fifth Element : Leeloo halloween costume
The Master Cleanse
Vega
Ki Restaurant and Bottle Shop
Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell
What the Robin Knows by Jon Young
Sleep Chronotypes
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Come Away with Me by Karma Brown
Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown

Join Meredith, Lindsay, Ashley, Sarah and Kim as they discuss Saroo Brierley’s A Long Way Home. The girls learn (thanks to Lindsay’s research) that this book was actually written by a ghost writer and they are kind of relieved because no one really enjoyed the writing. Everyone really loves the story, but they all agree the writing wasn’t the best. Lindsay again helps with this issue by adding that this book was written in 3 months!
The girls discuss accents in different countries and how one can pick up the speaking style and mannerisms of the place they visit. There is interesting conversation around the landscape of the brain and how both it and the landscape of an environment may change over time. Meredith wraps up the experience of the story nicely by pointing out that even though a terrible thing happens in this story, many different people along the way help – There are good people in this world, there is good in the world. The girls also share thoughts and opinions on international adoptions. And, of course, everyone offers up whether they would recommend the book and/or the movie and which one they enjoyed more.
This book was made into a movie in 2016 called Lion and stars Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.
Discussion Points: 

Using a ghost writer and how that works
Accents and mannerisms in different countries
The landscape of the brain and environment
There are good people in the world
The amazing story
Trauma, hope and genetics
A couple surprises from Meredith
International adoptions
Do they recommend the book and/or movie

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A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley
Lion (Movie)

During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Christine Skarbek and her book “Confronting Power and Chaos: The Uncharted Kaleidoscope of My Life”
What’s in a name?
Her trailblazer of a distant cousin forged a solitary, singular path during and after WWII. Unassuming and somewhat clueless, Christine eventually finds she has to do pretty much the same. A teen fully expecting her Midwestern life would be drab and ho-hum, she meets in Germany an elderly man who offered her a ride – and insight into a legacy she was going to rely on throughout her entire life.
Discussion Points:

Christine Skarbek her namesake during World War 2
Struggling with divorce and children health concerns
Writing a screenplay and pitching it to Hollywood
The recession creating a new path and opportunity in Poland
Finding strength from her role model
Guns in America

 
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Confronting Power and Chaos: The Uncharted Kaleidoscope of My Life by Christine Skarbek

The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! During this episode we take a glimpse behind the scenes while the Book Interrupted women discuss being a work horse, embodying the character of a slutty horse, kicking horses, dinosaur ducks, duck armies and diarrhoea.
Discussion Points:

Being a work horse
Embodying the character of a slutty horse
Centaur portrait
Hashtags
Would you rather?
Dinosaur ducks
Diarrhoea
Horror duckling story
Duck army

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
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Nonviolent Communication by Marshal B. Rosenberg
The 4% Fix by Karma Brown
Pretty Women