Long before she was a rock ‘n’ roll legend, Patti Smith (Chicago, 78 years old) was a poet who worked at Scribner, a bookstore next to New York City’s Rockefeller Center. She lived with her partner at ...

News about Patti Smith, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

A discreet new members’ club in Manhattan has been named for the enigmatic Comtesse. Robin Muir charts her story for Vogue.

In her final days, Marianne Faithfull shared a list of books that mirrored her life's journey. Explore the ten titles that she listed as her favourites.

From stories so suspenseful that you are glued to your sun lounger to the novels that linger long after you’ve left the beach ...

While high-profile memoirs such as Becoming by Michelle Obama, Spare by Prince Harry, and The Storyteller by Dave Grohl often top bestseller lists, there are lesser-known memoirs that are equally ...

Meanwhile, nonfiction enthusiasts should check out Bryce Dallas Howard's list of favorites — the actor and director is partial to memoirs and inspirational self-help books. Though she shared with ...

Instead, Mapplethorpe begins with a whisper, as the young Mapplethorpe, in his ROTC dress uniform, leaves Brooklyn's Pratt Institute in 1969, only for he and similarly unknown artist Patti Smith ...

Creativity isn’t cute, it’s messy, wild, and occasionally panic-inducing. But that inner chaos? It’s pure gold if you know ...

Patti LuPone, who criticized Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis in a recent interview with The New Yorker, is apologizing for her fiery remarks.