Smith's evocative, honest, and moving coming-of-age story reveals her extraordinary relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Part romance, part elegy, 'Just Kids' is about friendship in the truest sense, and the artist's calling.

National Bestseller From the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids: an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told through the cafes and haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Patti Smith has descr...

An ode to childhood and to “woolgathering” as the wellspring for a creative life—now in an expanded paperback edition The National Book Award–winner Patti Smith updates her treasure box of a childhood memoir ab...

Riveting, elegant, humorous—and illustrated by Smith’s signature Polaroids—New York Times bestseller Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.\r\n \r\nFollowing...