Just Kids – Library Science Pick
Product Details
Just Kids is Patti Smith’s award-winning memoir chronicling her early years in New York City and her deep creative partnership with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Selected for Kaia Gerber’s Library Science book club, this literary memoir captures the raw ambition and artistic spirit of youth.
✨ A National Book Award winner
✨ New York art scene nostalgia
✨ Creative ambition and friendship
✨ A modern cultural classic
For readers drawn to art, memory, and creative lives.
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