Events & Author Appearances

Dec
03
Joni on Joni
Meet the Author: Susan Whitall
Baldwin Public Library, 300 W Merrill Street, Birmingham, MI 48009 (map it)
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 7:00pm
Join author Susan Whitall for a discussion and signing of her new book, Joni on Joni. Susan will be joined by Chuck Mitchell, Joni's first husband, for a Q&A. He will also perform at the event.  
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Joni on Joni
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Edited by Susan Whitall

Cloth

Published Nov 2018

Joni Mitchell was a solidly middle-class bohemian; an anti-feminist who loved men but scorned free love; a female warrior taking on the male music establishment. She was both the party girl with torn stockings and the sensitive soul. Her earthy, poetic lyrics and the unusual melodic intervals traced by that lissome voice earned her the status of a pop legend. Joni on Joni is a chronologically arranged anthology of Mitchell’s most illuminating interviews, spanning the years 1966 to 2014. Included are revealing pieces from her early years in Canada and Detroit, along with influential articles such as Cameron Crowe’s Rolling Stone piece. Interspersed throughout are key quotes from dozens of additional Q&As. Together, this material paints a revealing picture of the artist—bragging and scornful, philosophical and deep, but also a beguiling flirt.