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From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids: an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told through the prism of the cafés and haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Patti Smith has described as "a roadmap to my life." M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village ... More

National Best Seller From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids: an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told through the prism of the cafés and haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Patti Smith has described as "a roadmap to my life." M Train begins in the ti... More

From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic—its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience... More

From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year. <P><P>Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith fin... More

Auguries of Innocence is the first book of poetry from Patti Smith in more than a decade. It marks a major accomplishment from a poet and performer who has inscribed her vision of our world in powerful anthems, ballads, and lyrics. In this intimate and searing collection of poems, Smith joins in tha... More

Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the city from Coney Island to Forty-second Street, and eventually to the celebrated round table of Max's Kansas Ci... More

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 fo... More

William Blake is one of England's most fascinating writers; he was not only a groundbreaking poet, but also a painter, engraver, radical, and mystic. Although Blake was dismissed as an eccentric by his contemporaries, his powerful and richly symbolic poetry has been a fertile source of inspiration t... More

Tales from the Eternal Cafe, author Janet Hamill's debut short story collection, offers a thrilling, unwinding trail of tales that excite and mystify; drift then deliver a powerful punch that readers will devour. Like Karen Russell, George Saunders, José Luis Borges and Isabel Allende, Janet Hamill'... More

In 1824, John Allen and Elisha Rumsey established the first homestead in what is now downtown Ann Arbor. The story goes that the community got its name when the two founders' wives, both named Ann, were seen lounging in a grove of trees. In reality, Ann Allen and Mary Ann Rumsey were never in town a... More

As alive as a Godard movie, this lost classic of '60s French literature is back As if the reader were riding shotgun, this intensely vivid novel captures a life on the lam. "L'astragale" is the French word for the ankle bone Albertine Sarrazin's heroine Anne breaks as she leaps from her jail cell to... More

A reissue of Rimbaud's highly influential work, with a new preface by Patti Smith and the original 1945 New Directions cover design by Alvin lustig. New Directions is pleased to announce the relaunch of the long-celebrated bi- lingual edition of Rimbaud's A Season In Hell & The Drunken Boat -- a per... More

A BABY TO CHERISH Home from the war, army nurse Thea Miller is determined to adopt her late sister's baby and begin a new life. But someone else has the same intentions-the town sheriff and Thea's old friend, Mack Worthington. Now, in order to keep her niece in the family, Thea must reach an agreeme... More

Serving her country as one of the Women's Army Special Pilots is Maggie Daniels's dearest wish. But there are obstacles to overcome above and beyond the enemies in the Pacific, including her overprotective family, skeptical fellow pilots—and handsome, distant squadron leader Wesley Hicks. Whatever... More

Engineer Edie Michaels loves her life-she has a good job, close friends, even a chance at romance with former soldier Beau Daniels. But she could lose everything if her secret comes out...that she's the German daughter of a devoted Nazi.And when her father sends spies to force her loyalty, everythin... More

Dr. Joshua McClain is headed westFirst stop: Hillsdale, Michigan, to break the marriage contract his late mother arranged between him and Katie Clark. Years ago, Katie left him behind in Charleston. But after a train crash, he comes face-to-face with Dr. Kathleen Clark, his childhood friend all grow... More

"I'm Here to See My Daughter." She never thought she'd see John Davenport again. Merrilee Daniels Davenport's former husband has returned to their small Georgia town after fighting in the Pacific. And now the soldier is bearing a letter from the little girl he didn't know he had. Merrilee wishes tha... More

A beautiful new Deluxe Edition of Alcott's beloved novel, with a foreword by National Book Award-winning author and musician Patti Smith. Nominated as one of America’s most-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadLittle Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories, tr... More

**NOTE: EBOOK DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY IMAGES**Every album and every song ever released by the Beatles?from "Please Please Me" (U.S. 1963) to "The Long and Winding Road" (U.S. 1970)?is dissected, discussed, and analyzed by two music historians in this lively and fully illustrated work.All the Songs delv... More

A practical arrangementThe Baby Barter by Patty Smith Hall Sheriff Mack Worthington isn't sure army nurse Thea Miller—whose actions once hurt him badly—is committed to raising her late sister&’s baby. And a judge may never approve a single-parent adoption for either of them. But what if they got mar... More

Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these historical romances of adventure and faith. INSTANT FRONTIER FAMILY Frontier Bachelors by Regina Scott Maddie O'Rourke is in for a surprise when handsome Michael Haggerty replaces the woman she hired to ... More

Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! This Love Inspired Historical bundle includes Heartland Courtship by Lyn Cote, The Marshal's Ready-Made Family by Sherri Shackelford, Hearts Rekindled by Patty Smith Hall and Her Roman Protector by Milinda Jay.L... More

A veces bastan unos calcetines viejos llenos de canicas, un cobertizo negro habitado por murciélagos y una mochila cargada de trastos imposibles para coser un libro pequeño y hermoso, unas memorias hechas de detalles cotidianos que el talento de Patti Smith ha convertido en una chistera llena de pal... More

Las letras de las mejores canciones de Patti Smith, desde 1970 hasta hoy, en una edición que incluye documentos manuscritos inéditos y que conmemora los 40 años de su disco más emblemático, Horses. Todos tenemos una canción. Llegan así, de repente, expresando alegría o soledad, y sirven para disip... More

Patti Smith vuelve a las librerías con un libro en el que ofrece una perspectiva inusualmente poética y mística del misterio de la creación literaria. Estamos en la habitación de un hotel de París; Patti Smith acaba de llegar e intenta conciliar el sueño, pero de repente se despierta y la imagen d... More