Go Big Read author speaks tonight at Kohl Center

Rebecca Skloot, author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s selection for its common-reading program, Go Big Read, will speak tonight (Oct. 25) at the Kohl Center.

The program begins at 7 p.m.; the doors open at 6 p.m. No tickets or credentials are needed. Media should go to the press area near the player’s box at stage left. Skloot will not be available for interviews.

More information on the Go Big Read program and Skloot is available at http://www.gobigread.wisc.edu.