A Book of Days: The New York Times Bestseller
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Summary
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids and M Train， featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith’s singular aesthetic—inspired by her wildly popular Instagram。
In 2018， without any plan or agenda for what might happen next， Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message “Hello Everybody！” Known for shooting with her beloved Land Camera 250， Smith started posting images from her phone including portraits of her kids， her radiator， her boots， and her Abyssinian cat， Cairo。 Followers felt an immediate affinity with these miniature windows into Smith’s world， photographs of her daily coffee， the books she’s reading， the graves of beloved heroes—William Blake， Dylan Thomas， Sylvia Plath， Simone Weil， Albert Camus。 Over time， a coherent story of a life devoted to art took shape， and more than a million followers responded to Smith’s unique aesthetic in images that chart her passions， devotions， obsessions， and whims。 Original to this book are vintage photographs: anniversary pearls， a mother’s keychain， and a husband’s Mosrite guitar。 Here， too， are photos from Smith’s archives of life on and off the road， train stations， obscure cafés， a notebook always nearby。 In wide-ranging yet intimate daily notations， Smith shares dispatches from her travels around the world。
With over 365 photographs taking you through a single year， A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet， writer， and performer。 Hopeful， elegiac， playful—and complete with an introduction by Smith that explores her documentary process—A Book of Days is a timeless offering for deeply uncertain times， an inspirational map of an artist’s life。
In 2018， without any plan or agenda for what might happen next， Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message “Hello Everybody！” Known for shooting with her beloved Land Camera 250， Smith started posting images from her phone including portraits of her kids， her radiator， her boots， and her Abyssinian cat， Cairo。 Followers felt an immediate affinity with these miniature windows into Smith’s world， photographs of her daily coffee， the books she’s reading， the graves of beloved heroes—William Blake， Dylan Thomas， Sylvia Plath， Simone Weil， Albert Camus。 Over time， a coherent story of a life devoted to art took shape， and more than a million followers responded to Smith’s unique aesthetic in images that chart her passions， devotions， obsessions， and whims。 Original to this book are vintage photographs: anniversary pearls， a mother’s keychain， and a husband’s Mosrite guitar。 Here， too， are photos from Smith’s archives of life on and off the road， train stations， obscure cafés， a notebook always nearby。 In wide-ranging yet intimate daily notations， Smith shares dispatches from her travels around the world。
With over 365 photographs taking you through a single year， A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet， writer， and performer。 Hopeful， elegiac， playful—and complete with an introduction by Smith that explores her documentary process—A Book of Days is a timeless offering for deeply uncertain times， an inspirational map of an artist’s life。
Reviews
Macey
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it's so beautiful i thought might cry reading itI love her photos in all their off-center blurry beauty， polaroids and phone pictures， they make me want to take my own picturesI love Patti's books it's so beautiful i thought might cry reading itI love her photos in all their off-center blurry beauty， polaroids and phone pictures， they make me want to take my own picturesI love Patti's books 。。。more
Susan
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A true treasure。
Reid
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A moving portrait of Smith's obsessions， loves， and memories。 She has been taking photos for decades， mostly with her Polaroid camera and， when they stopped making film for it， her cell phone。 With her characteristic aplomb and not giving a damn what you or anyone may think of her， she lays bare her thoughts and dreams in 366 images with captions。 This is not fine photography， nor is it meant to be。 It is rather more like a travelogue of one person's journey and those people and things that have A moving portrait of Smith's obsessions， loves， and memories。 She has been taking photos for decades， mostly with her Polaroid camera and， when they stopped making film for it， her cell phone。 With her characteristic aplomb and not giving a damn what you or anyone may think of her， she lays bare her thoughts and dreams in 366 images with captions。 This is not fine photography， nor is it meant to be。 It is rather more like a travelogue of one person's journey and those people and things that have touched her along the way。 As with many great artists， like attracts like and we are given glimpses into Smith's friendship with such luminaries as Sam Shepard， William Burroughs， Robert Mapplethorpe， Fred "Sonic" Smith （her late husband）， and Allen Ginsburg。 A lovely little tome。 。。。more
Davi Kladakis
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Interesting pictures
Pamala
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Patti Smith has been such an influence and inspiration in my life ever since I first spotted her on the cover of the album Easter many， many moons ago。 I had no idea then who she was or what I was getting myself into， but since that fateful day she's been my constant go-to for poetry， music， art， literature， style， life， and knowing the ways of finding beauty and truth even when it seems like an impossibility。 Beautiful book。 Patti Smith has been such an influence and inspiration in my life ever since I first spotted her on the cover of the album Easter many， many moons ago。 I had no idea then who she was or what I was getting myself into， but since that fateful day she's been my constant go-to for poetry， music， art， literature， style， life， and knowing the ways of finding beauty and truth even when it seems like an impossibility。 Beautiful book。 。。。more
Jenny
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Of course， I devoured this book， because I am a huge fan of Patti and I love photography， including instagram photography， but I don't think this is the kind of book you can give a rating to。 Of course， I devoured this book， because I am a huge fan of Patti and I love photography， including instagram photography， but I don't think this is the kind of book you can give a rating to。 。。。more
Jiapei Chen
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A la Instagram， I wished she’d cut back on the birthday posts。
Havers
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Patti Smith。 Godmother of Punk。 Hat schon seine Berechtigung， aber beschreibt nicht einmal in Ansätzen die vielfältigen Talente dieser Ausnahmekünstlerin， die über die Jahre bewiesen hat， dass sie neben Singer-Songwriterin auch noch Lyrikerin， Malerin und Fotografin ist。In den vergangenen Jahren hat sie uns immer wieder in Form von Fotos und/oder Texten an ihren Erinnerungen teilhaben lassen， wobei leider deutscher Übersetzung lediglich Just Kids， Traumsammlerin， M Train， Hingabe sowie Im Jahr d Patti Smith。 Godmother of Punk。 Hat schon seine Berechtigung， aber beschreibt nicht einmal in Ansätzen die vielfältigen Talente dieser Ausnahmekünstlerin， die über die Jahre bewiesen hat， dass sie neben Singer-Songwriterin auch noch Lyrikerin， Malerin und Fotografin ist。In den vergangenen Jahren hat sie uns immer wieder in Form von Fotos und/oder Texten an ihren Erinnerungen teilhaben lassen， wobei leider deutscher Übersetzung lediglich Just Kids， Traumsammlerin， M Train， Hingabe sowie Im Jahr dessen Affen erhältlich sind。 Neu hinzugekommen ist kürzlich „Buch der Tage“， eine Sammlung von 366 alten und neuen Fotos aus dem Privatarchiv der Künstlerin samt Text。 Auf jeder Seite ein Bild für jeden Tag des Jahres （plus eines zusätzlich für das Schaltjahr）， versehen mit reduzierten Bildunterschriften， die oft beschreiben， aber auch erinnern und damit zugleich intim， manchmal humorvoll， aber immer zutiefst menschlich sind。 Eine gelungene Mischung aus alltäglichen und außergewöhnlichen Motiven， immer mit dem ihr eigenen Blick für die Details。 Gleichzeitig ist diese persönliche Sammlung auch ein kulturelles Zeitzeugnis der vergangenen Jahrzehnte， getragen von Erinnerungen an Weggefährten und Verstorbene， nicht nur aus dem persönlichen Umfeld， sondern auch solche， die Patti Smith zeit ihres Lebens inspiriert haben。Ergänzt wird dieses immerwährende Kalendarium im Anhang durch eine Leseliste， auf der neben vielen Werken der Weltliteratur auch Gerhard Richters „The daily practice of painting“ und überraschenderweise auch Mankells „Wallander-Romane“ zu finden sind。In der Einleitung schreibt Smith „Einträge und Bilder sind Schlüssel， um die eigenen Gedanken freizuschalten。“ Dieser Aussage kann ich vorbehaltlos zustimmen， denn dieser großartige， ungewöhnliche Text- und Fotoband， der vollgepackt mit klugen Gedanken ist， lädt zum Innehalten und Nachdenken ein und wird im kommenden Jahr mein täglicher Begleiter sein。 。。。more
Mind the Book
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Som alla Patti Smith-heads vet har hon ett eget sätt att sammanföra olika kulturyttringar; musik， litteratur， konst， film， livsstil och föremål。 Hon har sagt att det viktigaste och det bästa hon skapat kom först efter 57， det är så hoppfullt och inspirerande。Läser en månad i taget， det här är bara några initiala reaktioner på januari: 1 januari - brukar stå på Tofta Strand precis så där på Nyårsdagen。 Ska tänka på Patti och hennes ord。8 januari - oväntad stilinspo för den unga Patti。 Vad har var Som alla Patti Smith-heads vet har hon ett eget sätt att sammanföra olika kulturyttringar; musik， litteratur， konst， film， livsstil och föremål。 Hon har sagt att det viktigaste och det bästa hon skapat kom först efter 57， det är så hoppfullt och inspirerande。Läser en månad i taget， det här är bara några initiala reaktioner på januari: 1 januari - brukar stå på Tofta Strand precis så där på Nyårsdagen。 Ska tänka på Patti och hennes ord。8 januari - oväntad stilinspo för den unga Patti。 Vad har varit "significant influence" för dig， mig？10 januari - gjorde också listor förr på länder， städer och platser jag ville besöka28 januari - vilka är mina talismaner？ dina？30 januari - den skapande människans röra 。。。more
Evelyn
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A single photo accompanied by thoughtful commentary designed to inform， inspire and contemplate is included for each day of the year plus one for leap years。
Jane
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A beautiful and moving book。 A photographic year - any year - the book contains 366 images of memories recalled and inspirations celebrated。
Karen
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Inspiring。 Creative。 Wide-ranging。
Dave Schaafsma
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For all of you Patti Smith completists， this is a collection of photographs accompanied by brief explanatory writing that Smith published one recent year on Instagram。 I have looked through many of her collected photographs， so this was no surprise， but I like all the literary/artistic/musical love notes to famous friends， alive or gone。This says preview， but it may be the whole thing （which you could also see on Instagram:https://www。google。com/books/edition/。。。 For all of you Patti Smith completists， this is a collection of photographs accompanied by brief explanatory writing that Smith published one recent year on Instagram。 I have looked through many of her collected photographs， so this was no surprise， but I like all the literary/artistic/musical love notes to famous friends， alive or gone。This says preview， but it may be the whole thing （which you could also see on Instagram:https://www。google。com/books/edition/。。。 。。。more
Baron Nobles
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21st century iPhone scrapbook。 She can do no wrong！ I pray at the altar of her picture of her altar to Sandy Pearlman！
Acadia
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so unbelievably boring- regret is all i feel
Sachi
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Nobody inspires me like Patti Smith does。 I don’t care if this is picked up from Instagram。 I’d rather turn a page of this magic than scroll on my phone。
Marcos
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adoro a Patti y me gusta todo lo que escribe， pero esto se lo podría haber ahorrado… muchas de las fotografías no son suyas y la mayoría de textos no tienen nada que no puedas encontrar en sus posts de instagram。 me encantaría poder ver sus cuadernos/diarios en un futuro próximo porque seguro que son interesantes， pero este libro-moodboard es un gasto de árboles 😹
Cheryl
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A calendar for every year， past， present and future。 Save special days to collaborate。 （My birthday is with Kevin Shields， his guitar） - Each day is a photo， it’s story， a meaning。 There are 366， because extra is always nice。 Patti says hello。 She shares her life， her heroes， her pain， her elation。 Her photography over the years of travels and home。 She is open， as her book in your hands， and giving。 She is Patti。 She is Crone-wise， gently beautiful， quietly kind。
Lynn
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Outstanding Photography BookWith the great writing of Patti Smith， the author shows her adept photography and her musings on a year of her life。 Everything comes from her Instagram account。
Giuliana
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Another amazing book by an amazing woman that is Patti Smith。
Vesna
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I love Patti Smith。 I can’t say her band was my most favorite from their CBGB days （those would be The Ramones， Talking Heads， and Lou Reed）， but I am in awe with her versatile talents and endeared by her radiant persona。 It’s not then surprising that on impulse I reached out for her A Book of Days immediately as I saw it published last month。 And I usually don’t make good choices when acting on impulse。This book left me with mixed feelings。 It’s a calendar book， which I used to like more in the I love Patti Smith。 I can’t say her band was my most favorite from their CBGB days （those would be The Ramones， Talking Heads， and Lou Reed）， but I am in awe with her versatile talents and endeared by her radiant persona。 It’s not then surprising that on impulse I reached out for her A Book of Days immediately as I saw it published last month。 And I usually don’t make good choices when acting on impulse。This book left me with mixed feelings。 It’s a calendar book， which I used to like more in the past than now and the only one that found its permanent place on my shelves is Tolstoy’s A Calendar of Wisdom。 If their concept or author is to our personal liking， they can be alluring because， as Smith wrote in her preface， it’s “Three hundred and sixty-six ways of saying hello。” （she includes the leap day） Which she does… on Instagram。 And this book is practically an Instagram in a print form 。。。 for $29 （or， rather， $28。99 as retailers would like to mark the price） … published by a big commercial publisher （Random House） shrewdly launching it at the time of the year when people massively buy calendars and calendar books。Still， Patti Smith’s world is fascinating with each day illustrated by a photograph and a brief text。 Sharing memories from travels around the world， honoring her favorite writers， artists， musicians， public figures， many of whom are my own favorites which delighted me。 But there are also her friends and family， some famous others less so， usually with brief captions that have no meaningful personal significance for a reader who bought this book。 Except for those honoring her mother， father， her childhood， Fred， cat Cairo， dog Snowy， which are annotated with a moving sentence or two that can be relatable to all of our mothers， fathers， lovers， pets。Many of the photos are not her own and they are fully credited at the end of the book。 I only wish she had included more of her own photography， especially when taken with her old Polaroid and evocatively accompanied by her beautiful words and thoughts。 Here are a couple of them:19 February。 This is the Peace Pagoda in Japantown， San Francisco。 The strange weather gave everything the inner glow and aura of another time， the tower emerging from the mist like an old postcard faded in the sun。7 March。 Everything in the adobe dwelling and studio in Abiquiú breathes of Georgia O’Keeffe。 The surface of the walls， the ladder， the surrounding landscape， and the dry bones beyond。1 May。 When I was young， May Day was also called children’s day， a time of ribbons and white dresses， turning in circles in the bright fields and fashioning garlands of wildflowers。It’s regrettable that these are very sparing in the book。Another attraction are her inspiring brief thoughts about the favorite writers and artists on the dates of their birth or death。 Smith’s instagram （thisispattismith）， however， can be a better （and cheaper） place for much of the rest。 This book is only for her hardcore fans。 。。。more
Michael Hinsky
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Loved this book。 Brief insights into the lives and minds of some of the most notable artists of all time are attached to each day。 You could easily read it in one sitting， but better yet to savor it a month or a week or a day at a time。 Best of all， it is a window into the singular genius that is Patti Smith。
itslools
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a treat， a tender and magical journey into a life lived and the cultural lexicon of poetry， new york， art。 as educational as it is sentimental。 the format is a brilliant play on instagram， reminding compassion should keep pace with technology。
Marjolein
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Patti weet me in elk boek weer te raken。 Haar werk is inspirerend en tegelijkertijd herkenbaar。 In dit boek geeft ze de lezer een inkijk in haar leven， in haar gedachten， in wat haar bezighoudt， zoals ze dat eigenlijk altijd doet。 Het delen van zoveel moois maakt dat ik volledig opga in haar zorgvuldig gecureerde wereld。 Ik lees graag over wat de mensen die ik bewonder inspireert， dus extra leuk om een aantal leessuggesties achterin het boek aan te treffen。
Syn
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Beautiful， haunting， emotional， and quietly stunning。
Eli
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this book feels like scrolling through patti's instagram account but just on printed paper neatly compiled in a pretty book。 so it may not be for everyone especially not to people who havent encountered any of her earlier works。 but as a big fan of patti smith i found this deeply enjoyable。。。she is undeniably pretentious yet it is in a sweet， perfectly admirable type of way。 patti smith is everything to me。。i love the way she perceives the world and find beauty in a bleak reality。 this book feels like scrolling through patti's instagram account but just on printed paper neatly compiled in a pretty book。 so it may not be for everyone especially not to people who havent encountered any of her earlier works。 but as a big fan of patti smith i found this deeply enjoyable。。。she is undeniably pretentious yet it is in a sweet， perfectly admirable type of way。 patti smith is everything to me。。i love the way she perceives the world and find beauty in a bleak reality。 。。。more
GraceAnne
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"Here are my arrows aiming for the common heart of things 。。。 Three hundred and sixty-six ways of saying hello。"Pictures the musician， artist， and writer took， in many places， at many times， each with a phrase， a sentence， a paragraph for each day of a leap year。 It started on Instagram （where it continues）。 Put together in this handsomely produced hardcover， it has morphed truly into art， in Patti's inimitable， elliptical language。 So much intellect and emotion （some of it weird） in so few word "Here are my arrows aiming for the common heart of things 。。。 Three hundred and sixty-six ways of saying hello。"Pictures the musician， artist， and writer took， in many places， at many times， each with a phrase， a sentence， a paragraph for each day of a leap year。 It started on Instagram （where it continues）。 Put together in this handsomely produced hardcover， it has morphed truly into art， in Patti's inimitable， elliptical language。 So much intellect and emotion （some of it weird） in so few words。 。。。more
Rob Anderson
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Patti Smith is the North Star！
ken
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love a book with a suggested reading at the end。as always， patti chokes me up。
Ruth Glen
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