Lisa Genova

press release: Unique Lives & Experiences was developed in response to women's requests for intellectual entertainment and provides them with a forum for meaningful dialogue and stimulating interaction. Unique Lives & Experiences is a very special lecture series designed to motivate, challenge and enlighten anyone with an open mind and a strong desire to learn from the personal experiences of our distinguished speakers. And, if you want to share the experience, our exciting post-show Question & Answer period will give you the chance to speak your mind.

“Still Alice” spent 56 weeks on the bestseller list and raised incredible awareness for caregivers and Alzheimer’s disease. That awareness exploded when the movie was released by Sony Pictures and garnered Julianne Moore a best-acting Oscar at last year’s Academy Awards. Lisa wrote, “Still Alice” from the perspective of a granddaughter and neuroscientist. Her story is a truthful depiction of her Grandmother’s life with Alzheimer’s. Her 85 year old grandmother had been showing signs of dementia for years – but when her Grandmother walked into a bowling alley at four in the morning, insisting it was the middle of the day and looking for her bowling team, it was the wake-up call that changed everything.