Willie Nelson: An Epic Life
by Joe Nick Patoski
Friends of the TCU Library
TCU Texas Book Award
2009 Winner: Joe Nick Patoski
Review
Patoski pulls together a rich narrative that keenly comprehends Nelson’s artistic and geographical perambulations. The author is especially fine in the early going, colorfully recalling Willie’s many years on the beer-joint circuit and the cast of sketchy characters who trod those hardwood floors. Patoski’s profound understanding of Nelson’s life, character and milieu make this the Willie bio to get.
– Kirkus (starred review) (01/01/2008)
Mr. Patoski and his family make their home in Wimberley, TX.
About the Award
The Friends of the TCU Library and TCU Press co-sponsor the TCU Texas Book Award, a prize of $5,000 given to the author of the best book about Texas. Fiction, nonfiction, art and photography books, and others will be considered; juvenile and young-adult works are excluded, as are dramatic works.
The award: The presentation of $5,000 and a certificate will be made at a banquet in Fort Worth on Thursday, March 18, 2009. Joe Nick Patoski will speak.
For more information:
Barbara Standlee
TCU Library, Box 298400
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Ph: 817.257.6109
email: b.standlee@tcu.edu
Congratulations JoeNick!!! Great honor,,great book,,great Willie fan,,and especially a GREAT SUBJECT!!!
Congratulations Joe Nick!
What an honor!!
You are amazing!
(loved the book, btw!)
Congrats! This must have been a fun book to write., subject-matter wise, but incredibly difficult to distill what to include! I was given a copy for my baby shower. It was the only present I received that was for “me,” and I love it. I haven’t actually read it chronologically (not having time w/ a baby), but I think it’s a testament to the writing that I can randomly open to any chapter, enjoy what I read, and it’s still cohesive with the other parts.
p.s. Wimberley is an awesome place to live!