I Dream of Joni by Alford, Henry;

A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots

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Kiadó Gallery Books
Megjelenés dátuma 2026. március 12.
Kötetek száma Trade Paperback

ISBN 9781668019511
Kötéstípus Puhakötés
Terjedelem352 oldal
Méret 228x152x22 mm
Nyelv angol

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In the USA Today bestseller I Dream of Joni, the eternal singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, and lyrics by "the most graceful of humorists" (Vanity Fair) and author of And Then We Danced.

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In this nationally bestselling “delightful compendium of everything you ever wanted to know about” (The Washington Post) Joni Mitchell, the eternal singer-songwriter is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, lyrics by Henry Alford, “the most graceful of humorists” (Vanity Fair) and a writer for The New Yorker.

Joni Mitchell’s life, psyche, and evolving legacy are explored here in “the greatest Joni book ever” (Francine Prose, New York Times bestselling author of Lovers at the Chameleon Club). From her childhood in Saskatoon, Canada, to her transformative years in Laurel Canyon that turned her into, as Alfred puts it, “the bard of heartbreak and longing,” this definitive biography examines an artist celebrated by Rolling Stone as “one of the greatest songwriters ever.” Each period of Mitchell’s life is observed via the artists, friends, family, and lovers she encountered along the way, including James Taylor, Leonard Cohen, Georgia O’Keefe, Prince, and, most significantly, Kilauren, the daughter Mitchell gave up for adoption at birth but then reconnected with decades later.

Presented in the impressionistic vein of Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margret, I Dream of Joni explores in fifty-three essays, with the author’s critically acclaimed trademark wit and verve, the life of the legendary singer-songwriter.

“[A] delightful compendium of everything you ever wanted to know about Mitchell, broken down into 53 anecdotes…. Based on exhaustive research and myriad interviews…. [Alford] has a deliciously witty prose style.”
–Washington Post

"[Alford is] a wry, cleareyed chronicler whose obvious affection for his subject doesn’t keep him from acknowledging the acutely human flaws and peccadilloes of an artist who has too often been written about with Mach 10 earnestness."
–New York Times

“What [Alford] has accomplished is nothing short of a wonder…. The book is an artfully designed collage of fact and feeling, and worthy of its subject.”
–Air Mail

“I came for Henry and stayed for Joni. Which is to say, one can have almost no interest at all in Joni Mitchell (and I&&&39;m ashamed to say I was one of those cultural lunks) and enjoy the crap out of this book — the gorgeous turn of words, the humor, the tireless pursuit of delicious detail. Alford, long a favorite of mine, captures the artist in all her zesty contradictions. He doesn&&&39;t seek to resolve them, to draft some overarching theory of Joni, but rather to simply — as he puts it — &&&39;spill them out on a tabletop and watch them sparkle.&&&39; That they do."
–Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz

"Henry Alford gathered everything there is to know about Joni Mitchell and then distilled it all into the most fascinating, entertaining, and significant stories. Like its subject, I Dream of Joni is artful and inventive. Alford leaps from decade to decade, backwards and forwards, making the reader a (happy) captive on a carousel of time. The result is exactly what a genius like Joni Mitchell deserves—a biography that feels unfettered and alive."
—Nell Scovell, author of Just the Funny Parts

"Having read Henry Alford’s dreamy meditations and investigations into Joni Mitchell, I realize that all those hundreds of hours lying prone on my green shag carpet listening to Court and Spark in high school did not make me the Mitchellologist I thought I was. I am so glad Henry Alford filled in many of her mysteries. He even went to Saskatchewan; God’s work."
—Lisa Birnbach, New York Times bestselling author of The Official Preppy Handbook and True Prep

"The greatest Joni Mitchell book ever! Witty, gossipy, smart, it hits the perfect notes of understanding and respect for the music."
—Francine Prose, New York Times bestselling author of Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 and Anne Frank

“This stylish consideration of the folk-rock-jazz legend by magazine veteran Alford is…thoughtful and informed…. [A] heartfelt reconsideration of an iconic artist.”
—Kirkus

“Alford’s smart prose will captivate readers and leave music fans with thoughtful questions about Mitchell and her musical influence.”
—Library Journal

“Revealing anecdotes, sly asides, and piercing insights, along with devastating quotes from the icon herself…[Alford’s] witty way into the material makes it all feel bracingly new.”
—The Independent

“Witty and comprehensive…Mitchell’s life, psyche and evolving legacy are explored here in vivid technicolor…with the author’s trademark wit and verve.”
—Book Reporter