Author Talk: Sarah Gray, author of A Life Everlasting

About this event

Sarah Gray, author of A Life Everlasting, is a donor parent; an organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation advocate. She lives in Montgomery County.

Join Washington Post bestselling author Sarah Gray and journalist Karen Sloan for a special conversation marking the 10th anniversary of her powerful memoir about organ donation, medical science, grief, and the legacy of one child’s contribution.

With Q&A hosted by Karen Sloan of CNBC

ABOUT THE BOOK:

A Life Everlasting is a donor mother’s powerful memoir of grief and rebirth—and a fascinating medical science whodunit. The book takes readers inside the worlds of organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation, revealing the remarkable possibilities of cutting-edge scientific research.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Sarah Gray is the author of the Washington Post bestselling memoir A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy’s Gift to Medical Science (2016, HarperOne). Her experience has reached millions of viewers and listeners worldwide through WNYC’s Radiolab, The Moth Radio Hour, TEDMED, CNN, and BBC.

MEET THE HOST:

KAREN SLOAN MBA | Senior Producer, CNBC D.C. Bureau

Karen Sloan is an experienced journalist covering Capitol Hill and the intersection of policy and politics. Her reporting spans artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, traditional banking, and stock-trading regulation, with a focus on informing investors and business leaders. With more than 20 years at CNBC and over 30 years in journalism, Karen has interviewed leading figures in American public life.

Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, science, and conversation.

Signed books available for sale on-site through Friends of MCPL.

A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy's Gift to Medical Science is a donor mother’s powerful memoir of grief and rebirth that is also a fascinating medical science whodunit, taking us inside the world of organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation and cutting-edge scientific research.

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