“Some of us carry genes that predispose us to cancer, like BRCA1. In the past there was nothing we could do about it. Now we can,” says Moalem.

Kathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist, formerly for the office of the chief medical examiner in North Carolina. She is now a professor in the department of anthropology at the University of North Carolina. She will talk about her latest book with her son Brendan, Exposure. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Go to www.KathyReichs.com for more information.

Dr. Sharon Moalem wis an award-winning geneticist and new York Times bestselling author and will talk about her new book, INHERITANCE: How Our Genes Change Our Lives and Our Lives Change Our Genes. (Grand Central Publishing) For more information, visit www.SharonMoalem.com.

Jim Comer is the author of When Roles Reverse: A Guide to Parenting Your Parents. (Hampton Roads Publishing) The foreword to the book was written by Liz Carpenter, former press secretary to Lady Bird Johnson.

Richard Neer

6/8/2014