Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Patti Smith Wins




Some very cool news:  The National Book Foundation just announced that Smith's autobiography "Just Kids," covering her years as muse to photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, won a National Book Award this year in the non-fiction category.

More winners here.

Add: Smith recently told Galleycat that writing is like exercise.
 "You have to commit to doing it and you have to do it every day," she said.

I wonder if blogging counts?


5 comments:

Jennifer said...

They made an excellent choice!

Tonia said...

Yes blogging counts!

loucieee said...

Oh, love just ain't enough? :)

Kristin H said...

Thank you! Somehow the winners went right by me this year.... but now I know!!
I should pick it up:)

alexkeller said...

hell yes, blogging counts. i can't seem to do it everyday. i planned to create something everyday, and can't seem to do that either.
i did see a Mapplethorpe show in Cincinnati years ago. perhaps you remember the opening? when the musuem curator was arrested for pornography? so ridiculous