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A Book of Days
A Book of Days | Patti Smith
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A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Awardwinning author of Just Kids and M Train, featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smiths singular aestheticinspired 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 Smiths world, photographs of her daily coffee, the books shes reading, the graves of beloved heroesWilliam 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 Smiths unique aesthetic in images that chart her passions, devotions, obsessions, and whims. Original to this book are vintage photographs: anniversary pearls, a mothers keychain, and a husbands Mosrite guitar. Here, too, are never-before-seen photos of life on and off the road, train stations, obscure cafs, 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, playfuland complete with an introduction by Smith that explores her documentary processA Book of Days is a timeless offering for deeply uncertain times, an inspirational map of an artists life.
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IndoorDame
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I may need my own copy of this one! Inspired by her instagram account and created during the pandemic year, this is a glimpse into the myriad things and people who have inspired this iconic artist. #MarvellousMarch #BirthdayPixieReadathon @Andrew65 @tpixie

tpixie I bet you are supposed to tag @Lizpixie on these, not me, but I am enjoying them! 13mo
IndoorDame @tpixie 🤣🤣🤣😅 shows how my organizational skills are lately. Thanks! 13mo
tpixie @IndoorDame well, we are both pixies 🧚‍♂️ 🧚‍♀️ 13mo
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mandarchy It never occurred to me that she was on Instagram! Thank you for that inspiration. I am following her now. 13mo
Lizpixie Thanks for the trail of #pixiedust @tpixie🧚🏻‍♀️ Good luck @IndoorDame 🙌🎉 13mo
tpixie @Lizpixie 🧚‍♀️💚🧚‍♀️ 13mo
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IndoorDame
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I‘m sooo excited for my library hold of this to come in but it still has an 8 week wait!!! :( #InvolvesMusic #MarchMagic @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 🖤🎶🤍 14mo
DivineDiana I did see this at my Library this week. Picked it up to take a look, and decided that I need my own copy! 14mo
IndoorDame @DivineDiana ooh, exciting! My library hold of this just showed up last night. I can‘t wait to dig into it! 14mo
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CBee
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I, too, sit like this. This resonates.

Read-y_Picker I Loooooooove Patti Smith #hero #icon 🖤❤️🤩 1y
TheBookHippie Me too always… 1y
CBee @Read-y_Picker she‘s amazing ♥️♥️ 1y
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CBee @TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️ 1y
dabbe Thinking of nothing ... and everything. 1y
CBee @dabbe yes! Exactly! 1y
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Pinta
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Another biographical work from Patti Smith, this time in photos. 366 snapshots revealing her construction of self: family, friends, pets, musicians, writers, heros, graves of heros, travels, talismans. Love her intimacy, attitude, her wonder at the world, her whole Patti self. 💜 2022

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kspenmoll
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#12booksof2022 #december
Since this was a library book, I only had it out a short time. But that was time enough to know that I wanted to buy my own copy and walk through 2023 with Patti Smith‘s daily photographs.

Andrew65 Sounds lovely. Thanks for playing along, it has been a great way to review the Reading year. 1y
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Bookalong
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I'm a huge fan of Patti Smith's work. Her latest offering A BOOK OF DAYS follows the calendar year, through her own photographs, she gives us a daily glimpse into her world. Through these photographs and sentiments there is a kind of beauty and inspiration Patti is beloved for. I perused through this one already but look forward to starting fresh today January 1st and following Patti throughout this new year. #bookreview

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CBee
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Super excited about this 😊 Also “The Great Wave” watch band as a reminder of how much I loved Tomorrow x3. Merry Christmas, friends! I‘m here and around if anyone needs me. Love to all of you! #holidayfriends

TheBookHippie Ohhhhhhh I want this too! Happy Christmas ❄️🤍❄️ 1y
CBee @TheBookHippie same to you! I‘ll probably treat it like one of those daily calendars and do one page a day for the whole year 😊 Who wouldn‘t want to start the day with Patti? ❤️ 1y
Andrew65 Great to see so many people here and ready to keep people company or provide support ❤️❤️❤️ 1y
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TheBookHippie @CBee oh I do so agree! I love her. 1y
CBee @Andrew65 yes! I am hanging in better this year but the year I lost my mom, Litsy and Littens helped me so much. And countless other times. Best corner of the internet and such a safe space 😊❤️ 1y
CBee @TheBookHippie this is a favorite 1y
TheBookHippie @CBee I agree I think I‘ve read it three times ! 1y
Andrew65 @CBee Remember the support well when I lost my mum and when suffered a bad case of COvID that really knocked me out. ❤️❤️❤️ 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤️ 1y
CBee @Andrew65 I remember. What a crazy few years it‘s been 🤯 1y
CBee @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Merry Christmas, friend ❤️🎄❤️ 1y
Andrew65 @CBee And some! 1y
Eggs Merry Christmas! 1y
CBee @Eggs you too! Hope it was lovely ❤️🎄 1y
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ARTDJG
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slategreyskies
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Wow, I‘m impressed! This book is amazing. There‘s a photo along with a short blurb for every day of the year. The majority of the photos were taken by Smith herself. I found so many poets and books referenced in this book that I‘m going to have to find and read now. There‘s a recommended reading list at the back, which I‘m excited about. Also, did you know PS worked at The Strand bookstore one summer years ago? So cool. Highly recommended. 5⭐️!!

kspenmoll I adored this! But then, I adore her! Such gorgeous photos- unfortunately mine was a library “new” book so I had to return it way too soon.Would live to start 2023 with her each day. Maybe a Christmas gift for me?? 1y
slategreyskies @kspenmoll I think this would be a great Christmas gift for you! I found it really inspiring. So many little gems throughout it. Mine is a library book too, but I can hold onto it for another 10 days or so. 1y
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kspenmoll
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This is a gorgeous book- I love Patti Smith & when I heard she had a new book out I grabbed it from the library. I had no idea what the title meant. Basically she has a relevant photo for each day of the year. Now I want to buy this so I can go through the year with her!

Cinfhen Ahhh! That‘s fantastic! Definitely a book to savor and own 😍 (edited) 1y
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kspenmoll
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#weeklyforecast
Plan:
Peruse through A Book of Days at my leisure.
Finish So Pretty A Problem
Read a chapter a day of The Heiress
Read 30 pps. of Dopesick

Cinfhen Ohhhhh, is that the new Patti Smith 🙌🏻 ??? 1y
kspenmoll @Cinfhen Yes! My library had it! 1y
Cinfhen I hear it‘s packed with photos!!!! Can‘t wait to hear what u think!!! 1y
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