{"product_id":"a-book-of-days-the-new-york-times-bestseller","title":"A Book of Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eM Train.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMore than 365 images chart Smith's singular aesthetic - inspired by her wildly popular Instagram\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowers 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal to this book are vintage photographs- anniversary pearls, a mother's keychain, and a husband's Mosrite guitar. Here, too, are never-before-seen photos of life on and off the road, train stations, obscure cafes, a notebook always nearby. In wide-ranging yet intimate daily notations, Smith shares dispatches from her travels around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith 365 photographs, taking you through a single year,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Book of Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Book of Days\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a timeless offering for deeply uncertain times, an inspirational map of an artist's life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA writer, performer, and visual artist, Patti Smith has exhibited her drawings and photographs internationally, most recently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCamera Solo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum in Hartford. She has recorded thirteen albums, launched by the seminal Horses in 1975. Her many books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitt, Babel, The Coral Sea, Auguries of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which won the National Book Award in 2010. Patti Smith lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Morley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46291413139625,"sku":"9781526650986","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781526650986.jpg?v=1757040175","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/a-book-of-days-the-new-york-times-bestseller","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}