Best-known for her stunning debut novel, "Still Alice," Lisa Genova returns to Tucson with "More or Less Maddy," a story about a young woman struggling with bipolar disorder.. The holder of a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Harvard, Genova is known for her empathetic novels about everyday people navigating diseases, disorders and mental illness. "Still Alice" was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart. Her TED talks on memory and Alzheimer's have been viewed more than 11 million times. This will be Genova's fifth visit to our book festival.
Awards: In 2015, Lisa was named one of the U.S. Top 50 Influencers in Aging by Next Avenue. She received The Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square, for "distinguished storytelling that has enriched the public dialogue," The Sargent and Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award, The Global Genes RARE Champions of Hope Award, and The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Media Award for "informing the public about Treatment and ongoing research in medical illness." In 2016, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bates College, The Alzheimer's Association's Rita Hayworth Award, and The Huntington’s Disease Society of America Community Awareness Award. EVERY NOTE PLAYED was voted #10 Best Fiction 2018 Goodreads Choice Award
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