The opening instalment of the }Why I Write{ series, from iconic New York figure and author of }Just Kids{ Patti Smith, is available in paperback here. Smith begins with a carefully-crafted story and then explores what inspired the story, elucidating her process and reflecting on the work of influences such as Mishima, Nabokov and Genet. The second }Why I Write{ by Karl Ove Knausgaard is also set for this month From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, a rare and generous look into the creative process
