Just Kids
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| Author | Patti Smith |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Ecco |
Publication date | January 19, 2010 |
| Pages | 278 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0-06-621131-2 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 496864395 |
Just Kids is a memoir by Patti Smith, published on January 19, 2010. In the book, Smith documents her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe.[1]
Critical reception
Just Kids won the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction.[2] It was a Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 Best Books (2010), ALA Notable Book (2011), Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist (Current Interest, 2010), New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction, 2010), and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (Autobiography/Memoir, 2010).
Just Kids was featured on the January 19, 2010, episode of Fresh Air, with Smith being interviewed by Terry Gross.[3] Just Kids was also featured on KQED's Forum with Michael Krasny on January 28, 2010. It was the Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 from 1-5 March 2010, with Smith reading five 15 minute excerpts from her book.[4]
References
- ^ Bohemian Soul Mates in Obscurity The New York Times, January 17 2010
- ^ "National Book Awards – 2010". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-20. (With interview, acceptance speech, and reading.)
- ^ Just Kids: Punk Icon Patti Smith Looks Back National Public Radio, January 19 2010
- ^ Book of the Week: Just Kids BBC Radio 4, March 5 2010
External links
- Review in The Guardian by Edmund White
- Review on Frontier Psychiatrist by Gina Myers
- Review on Thought Catalog by The Thoughtful Reader
- Smith, Patti (2010-12-29). "Patti Smith Reflects on Power of Words, Rock 'N' Roll" (Video & transcript) (Interview). Interviewed by Jeffrey Brown. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
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