Julianne Moore as Alice in the film version of Lisa Genova’s Still Alice
Lisa Genova’s novel Still Alice, about a college professor who faces the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease, is currently in development and will begin shooting in New York mid-February. It was just announced this morning that Julianne Moore, the Oscar nominated actress of “The Hours,”will appear in the Still Alice film as the title character. Still Alice spent 40 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and has been translated into over 25 languages.
Lisa Genova, a Harvard educated neuroscientist, writes moving novels about families battling illness. Lisa Genova has written about Alzheimer’s (Still Alice), traumatic brain injury (Left Neglected), autism (Love Anthony), and her next novel will address Huntington’s Disease. Lisa is a passionate and generous presenter. If you’d like to book her for a speaking engagement, get in touch with us today.
