"Just Kids", the award-winning 2010 memoir by singer Patti Smith, is being turned into a limited television series by US channel Showtime, the network has announced.
The book chronicles Smith's relationship with artist and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, whom she lived with in New York from 1967-74, reported NME.
Smith herself will be scripting the series along with "Penny Dreadful" creator John Logan who will also co-produce.
In a statement announcing the adaptation Smith, 68, said, "A limited series on Showtime will allow us to explore the characters more deeply, enabling us to develop stories beyond the book and allow a measure of unorthodox presentation."
"The medium of a television limited series offers narrative freedom and a chance to expand upon the themes of the book," the singer added.
Smith has recently announced that a sequel to the book, titled M Train, will be released on October 6.
"Just Kids" has so far been translated into more than 40 languages and became a New York Times best-seller. It was also the recipient of the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
