Patti Smith Plans For 'M Train' North American Book Tour

Rock legend Patti Smith announced details related to her book tour for M Train earlier this month. The highly anticipated follow-up to 2010's Just Kids, which was recently slotted for adaptation by Showtime, seamlessly meshes the world of rock and roll with the realm of the literary and avant garde. "It's a roadmap to my life," Smith stated in a press release her forthcoming publication. The memior, according to DIY, "journeys through 18 "stations," representing various turning points in Smith's life." Set to release on October 6^th, M Train's publication will coincide with the 40^th anniversary of Smith's quintessential album, Horses. In addition to prose, her latest book will also feature a number of Polaroid pictures from the icon's private collection. The two month tour befittingly begins in New York City.

In celebration of the monumental LP, HarperCollins will re-release an expanded and updated edition of the singer-songwriter's Collected Lyrics, which will feature 35 new tracks alongside previously unseen artwork and an introduction by none other than the Godmother of Punk herself. The over 300-page book will hit shelves October 27^th via Ecco Imprint.

Listen to "Horses" below:

View Patti Smith's book tour dates below:

10/06: New York, NY @ New York Public Library
10/07: New York, NY @ Barnes & Noble Union Square
10/08: Brooklyn, NY @ St. Joseph's College
10/09: Washington, DC @ George Washington University
10/10: Boston, MA @ Back Bay Events Center
10/11: Chicago, IL @ Dominican University
10/12: Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater
10/13: Toronto, Ontario @ The Design Exchange
11/06: Philadelphia, PA @ Free Library of Philadelphia
11/07: Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Hall
11/12: Atlanta, GA @ The Variety Playhouse
11/13: Nashville, TN @ OZ Arts Nashville
11/15: Miami, FL @ Miami Book Fair
11/16: Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre
11/17: Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
11/18: San Rafael, CA @ Dominican University
11/19: Berkeley, CA @ First Congregational Church
11/20: Portland, OR @ Newmark Theatre
11/22: Seattle, WA @ Town Hall Seattle

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