Book Review:

Just Kids by Patti Smith (Ecco) 

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With her 1975 album, Horses, Patti Smith burst onto the rock world and immediately became the high priestess of the then-emerging punk scene, while at the same time helping reshape the image of women in rock into one that artfully combined both power and poetry. But behind that remarkable debut were years of youthful soul-searching, experimentation...and also friendship, including one with another young artist who, in his own way, would have a similar effect on the world of photography. KMUW book critic Sarah Bagby is here with a review of Smith?s new memoir about that time and that friendship. You can hear Sarah Bagby's book reviews the second and fourth Mondays of every month on Morning Edition and find additional information about the books and authors reviewed here. More on the official Patti Smith website: http://www.pattismith.net/ A recent live version of ?Gloria,? the song that kicked off Patti Smith?s debut album, Horses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMSkcCV790

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Sarah Bagby

Majority Owner, Sarah Bagby, has over 25 years of experience at Watermark Books. This year Sarah was appointed to the Board of Directors for the American Book Association, and is currently serving in the first of a three year term. She is a member of the Midwest Booksellers Association, which serves a 10-state region, and recently served as president of the association. She also is on the Advisory Council of VOICE, an imprint of Hyperion Publishing. She is very active in the community, participates in several literary associations, and was selected to participate in Leadership Wichita.

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