LargeHeartedBoy — At the Globe and Mail, Francine Prose reviews the new Alice Munro short story collection, Dear Life. Alice Munro has always been the poet of the unexpected passion that comes seemingly out nowhere and changes a character's life. She understands... more info

Prefix — Patti Smith paid Kristen Stewart a high compliment during an interview with EW. The singer discussed ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/patti-smith-would-cast-kristen-stewart-to-play-her/70544/ more info

CNN Showbiz — Is singer-writer and early punk inspiration Patti Smith a fan of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson? more info

Mercury News, California — Now that she's mastered rock 'n' roll, could Smith's next career be as president? more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Pete Townshend, Duran Duran's John Taylor, Cyndi Lauper and Gossip's Beth Ditto are among the rockers who've recently written books.Neil Young isn't the only rocker vying for readers this fall. Inspired, no doubt, by the critical and commercial succe... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Let’s take a trip to the Bowery, shall we? By the time the Feelies emerged in late 1976, CBGB was already well established as the epicenter of the era’s cutting-edge rock music scene: the reputations of Patti Smith, Television, Talking Heads, a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Indecent make music that is aggressive, subtle, poetic, noisy, and quite often all these things at once. Influenced by Patti Smith, the Gits, the Velvet Underground, Barrett’s Floyd, and many Seattle-type things, the Indecent are Emily Brout (... more info

Guardian Music — Untitled record, due out in vinyl-only run of 2,000 copies, was written while former REM musician was laid up with a serious injury and unable to play guitarFormer REM guitarist Peter Buck has announced his first solo album. On sale this Friday, the ... more info

Mercury News, California — The Civil Wars, Patti Smith, Cowboy Junkies among best bets for festival more info

ContactMusic — Rocker and poet Patti Smith is be honoured at a university in Pennsylvania next year (13) for her contributions to the arts.The Because the Night... more info