Congratulations to Ecco author Patti Smith! Patti has won the National Book Award for nonfiction for Just Kids.
Check out all the amazing coverage Just Kids has received:
The New York Times
November 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/books/18awards.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=national%20book%20awards&st=cse
USA Today
November 18, 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-11-18-NatBookAwards18_ST_N.htm
The Los Angeles Times
November 18, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-national-book-awards-20101118,0,5196901.story
The Washington Post
November 18, 2010
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2010/11/2010_national_book_awards_winn.html
The Huffington Post
November 18, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/18/smiths-just-kids-is-award_n_785268.html
NPR.org
November 18, 2010
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2010/11/18/131403634/surprise-jaimy-gordon-wins-the-national-book-award-and-patti-smith-weeps
AOL.com / Spinner
November 18, 2010
http://www.spinner.com/2010/11/18/patti-smith-just-kids-national-book-award/
Bloomberg.com
November 18, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-18/patti-smith-punk-legend-wins-national-book-award-for-mapplethorpe-memoir.html
Please join us as we wish Patti Smith a hearty and well deserved CONGRATULATIONS! We are over the moon! If you haven't picked up Just Kids, please do so ASAP!
Enjoy,
-Bobby