Just Kids
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Just Kids is a memoir by Patti Smith, published on January 19, 2010, documenting her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe.[1]
"I didn't write it to be cathartic," she noted. "I wrote it because Robert asked me to… Our relationship was such that I knew what he would want and the quality of what he deserved. So that was my agenda for writing that book. I wrote it to fulfill my vow to him, which was on his deathbed. In finishing, I did feel that I'd fulfilled my promise."[2]
Critical reception
Just Kids won the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction.[3]
It was
Just Kids was featured on the January 19, 2010, episode of Fresh Air, with Smith being interviewed by Terry Gross.[4] Just Kids was also featured on KQED's Forum with Michael Krasny on January 28, 2010, and KCRW's Bookworm with host Michael Silverblatt in March 2010.[5] 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.[6]
Television series
In August 2015, it was announced that Showtime was developing a limited series based on the memoir. The network landed the rights partly because Smith wanted to collaborate with writer John Logan, being a fan of his series Penny Dreadful.[7]
References
- ^ Bohemian Soul Mates in Obscurity The New York Times, January 17, 2010
- ^ Fortnam, Ian (June 2014). "Q&A: Patti Smith". Classic Rock #197. p. 30.
- ^ "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
- ^ Patti Smith: Just Kids Part 1 KCRW's Bookworm with Host Michael Silverblatt
- ^ Book of the Week: Just Kids BBC Radio 4, March 5, 2010
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (August 11, 2015). "Showtime's David Nevins Talks 'Twin Peaks,' Patti Smith Series, Documentary Push". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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". PBS NewsHour (Interview: Video/transcript). Interviewed by Jeffrey Brown. Washington: WETA. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- Smith, Patti (2010-12-21). "Singer-songwriter Patti Smith". The Tavis Smiley Show (Interview: Video/transcript). Los Angeles: KCET. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
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