«So honest and pure as to count as a true rapture»

JOAN DIDION

«Our St John of the Cross, a mystic full of compassion»

EDMUND WHITE

«Profoundly beautiful, poetic in its prose and metaphysical in its meaning ... A stunning read»

FINANCIAL TIMES

«The narrating voice is the voice of Smith's music, twisting between the incantations of a priestess and laconic poetry … There is plenty of wonderful in this small, sly, mystic book»

SPECTATOR

«A poetic masterpiece»

JOHNNY DEPP

«Terrifically evocative ... The most spellbinding and diverting portrait of funky-but-chic New York in the late '60s and '70s that any alumnus has committed to print»

NEW YORK TIMES

«Sharp, elegiac and finely crafted»

SUNDAY TIMES

«Beautiful ... a work of creative homage to writers, poets, friends and family»

OBSERVER

«Inspired by Instagram, the singer and poet started snapping photos on her Land Camera 250 – the results are unique, gorgeous and an insight into one year in an extraordinary life»

STYLIST, Christmas gift guide

«A beautifully bound hardback, giving her readers an image for each day of the year. The pictures celebrate her friends, living and dead, as well as ordinary objects and mementos. All are accompanied by Smith’s brief yet poignant texts… A Book of Days is a reminder that hope can be found in the tiniest details»

ERICA WAGNER, HARPERS BAZAAR

«The result is a charming blend of the exotic and the quotidian ... It’s an experience as random and fascinating as the woman herself»

BIG ISSUE

«She is holding up these rare photos of some little corner of history that has personally dwelt inside her heart and mind for a long while»

POPMATTERS

«PRAISE FOR PATTI SMITH: Some rock stars shut themselves away from life, but Smith’s engagement with the world only deepens»

DAILY TELEGRAPH

«Tender, harrowing, often hilarious»

VOGUE