Travelling

“The Joni Mitchell book we’ve all been waiting for. Ann Powers gives us a brilliant guided tour through the history, myth, and music of an icon.” CLAIRE DEDERER, bestselling author of Monsters

“A daring, intimate book about a daring, intimate artist, Travelling is a thrilling provocation from Ann Powers, one of the greatest cultural critics of our time.” EMILY NUSSBAUM, The New Yorker

“A brilliant and layered book, which is a full and generous examination of a life that feels rich, caring” HANIF ABDURRAQIB, author of A Little Devil in America

“An exhilarating ride down the lonely roads where Joni Mitchell has led the way. For anyone who’s ever been transfixed by a Mitchell song, Travelling is full of fresh revelations and insights.” ROB SHEFFIELD, author of Dreaming the Beatles

“This is Ann Powers’s intimate, fortifying, and sometimes soul-crushing story of how life becomes songs, how songs chart lives, and how Joni Mitchell became Joni Mitchell.” DANYEL SMITH, author of Shine Bright

Ann Powers is NPR’s music critic and correspondent. In the decade she has worked with NPR, she has written extensively on music and culture and appeared regularly on their podcasts and news shows.

Her books include:

• Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America
• Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
• Piece by Piece with Tori Amos

She lives in Nashville.