Guardian Music — Singer to follow award-winning memoir with mystery story set in London and inspired by Sherlock HolmesPatti Smith may soon follow in the footsteps of Agatha Christie, Ian Rankin and Stieg Larsson. This week, the singer revealed she has completed "68%... more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon PATTI SMITH is set to follow her recent U.S. National Book Awards success by penning a detective novel set in London.The Because The Night singer announced her latest literary venture during a lecture at London's Royal Geographic Society's ... more info

KEXP Seattle — In our current KEXP Documentary series, “Poets & Music,” we explore the interplay between the beat and the word, and feature some of the many poets who record with music, like William S. Burroughs, Saul Williams, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and ... more info

NME - In The Office — This year, for the first time, there's a Best Book category at the NME Awards. Keith Richards' Decoded, Keith Richards' Life and Carl Barat's Threepenny Memoir are all on the shortlist (though curiously Susan Boyle's The Woman I Was Born To Be didn't... more info

NME — Punk poet speaks about her next project at talk in London more info

Gigwise — He announces over Twitter... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - He'll be on stage with the punk rock heroine tomorrow night... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... WARLOCKS - Rise And Fall BEWITCHED - The Worst Poetry Of 1986-1993 VARIOUS - Tunes On Toxic Terrain: WFMU Live From New Jersey Disc 1 01. Flaming Fire - Gun Through A Razor 02. Dälek - From Mole Hills 03. Rocket From The Tombs - 30 Se... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Patti Smith talks to the Guardian about her music career. The Irish Times explores the political controversy that surrounded author James Joyce. A Moment of Moore is a blog devoted to the work of comics writer Alan Moore. Neko Case... more info

Guardian Music — Patti Smith became a rock star by accident – it made her an icon. She wrote a book – it won a major award. Now, with an album on the way and a UK tour, she's as driven as everWhen, in the late 60s and early 70s, Patti Smith was working in booksto... more info