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“Lisa Genova is an American author best known for writing contemporary fiction about people living with neurological disorders. For her critically acclaimed works, she has often been referred to as brain science’s Michael Crichton and fiction’s Oliver Sacks. Lisa made her debut in fiction writing with the publication of “Still Alice” in 2007, a novel that became an award-winning title and New York Times bestseller. As for Lisa, she went to Bates College, where she graduated with a degree in Biopsychology and was valedictorian. She would later get her Neuroscience Ph.D. from Harvard University. Genova has earned her place in contemporary fiction by writing narratives inspired by the human spirit and neuroscience. Her novels are typically themed on neurological disorders and diseases and the people living with them that are often misunderstood, feared, or ignored by the public. Through her novels, Genova is determined to describe with accuracy and passion the journey of persons afflicted by neurological disorders to demystify, educate, and inspire scientific research and support for care. Among the diseases, she has written about include ALS, Huntington’s disease, autism, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer’s disease.”’

It is gratifying when an author responds to many posts promoting this site’s book review and favorite author sections. (See copies of short comments from authors below)

Lisa Genova's newest book is "Every Note Played" This site's review and social media comments about that book suggested that this may be her best book yet.*  Lisa responded by retweeting the tweet with a like and, then, a separate thank you. 

Lisa’s Best Book Yet may have been stated too soon on this website. I just ordered her new book, Remember.

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Previous Twitter “likes” from Harold Bloom and also Tara Westover were reported on recently.  Thanks to the authors.

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Lisa Genova has written five excellent books. Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Each of her novels is about people with heartbreaking diseases and she brings her background as a Neuroscientist to the stories that bring a compassionate look at these lives. Her approach as an author is unique to her and she is an important literary influence in literature today.

The Writers Digest featured an article, written by a guest columnist, in January 2018, titled “Living for All It’s Worth: The Novels of Neuroscientist Lisa Genova.” We can gain insight into Genova’s thoughts from the article with these quotes of hers used here.

 “People ask me if it’s depressing writing about these hideous diseases,” saying “there is certainly tragedy and heartache, but I don’t find it depressing. I find it inspiring. I learn so much about how to live from people who are dying or coping with various diseases.”

Genova, as a writer, has brought focus to life struggles. She looks inside the world of her subjects and has little need to draw from narrative and philosophy of others to show who her characters are. The plot becomes the importance of the life itself of her characters. She said, “Your value as a human being doesn’t depend on your memories, or what you can and can’t do, or whatever disease you may have.”

Her message is as much about love as it is debilitating diseases. The disease sometimes frees its victim to see what was most important in their life, in repairing relationships, and giving love freely.   

Genova said, “All my books are about empathy,” and adds that when she interviews people they say “I want to still love and be loved. I want to still matter. I want to be seen and heard.”

All five of her books are reviewed on this site. See the Past Review Section

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