Over the years, more than a dozen authors have written books about the life and music of Joni Mitchell. Yet, no one before Henry Alford thought to begin their tale with a story as tellingly arcane ...

We sang Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” at my eighth-grade graduation in suburban New Jersey in 1971. It ruined the song for me for decades. That said, I have always loved Mitchell.

Writer Ann Powers’ new book on Joni Mitchell, “Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell” (published June 11), is a bit different from the usual biography of a musician. It’s a story of the ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. TRAVELING: On the Path of Joni Mitchell, by Ann Powers How many singers have I listened to ...

We say it every year: There are way too many music books for any human to keep track of, let alone read. Yet this year has seen a backbreaking pile of welcome additions to the boundless stacks ...

It's quite something to have a song written about you, but David Crosby has laid claim to three Joni Mitchell tunes being ...

The final third of the book is fruitfully and touchingly fixated ... The last line of “Traveling” could be the first line in a Joni Mitchell song: “Okay, let’s start.” ...

Happily, Ann Powers’ book, “Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell,” has prepared me for my next such encounter, both intellectually and energetically. Better than that, it has helped me ...

Ms. Powers’ book “Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell,” available June 11, is about as conventional as her subject’s alternate guitar tunings. It not only retraces the seldom-explored ...

Then, Here & Now's Robin Young is joined by NPR Music's Ann Powers, who's written a biography of Joni Mitchell's expansive career called Traveling. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and ...

Give Joni Mitchell an assist on Hillary Clinton's new book. Appearing at the Detroit Opera House on Monday (Oct. 28) to promote Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love ...