Cosmic Scholar
Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New Yorker and The New York Times'' Dwight Garner. Winner of the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Book Award.
“The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . [John Szwed] allows different sides of Smith’s personality to catch blades of sun. He brings the right mixture of reverence and comic incredulity to his task.” —Dwight Garne...
Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New Yorker and The New York Times'' Dwight Garner. Winner of the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Book Award.
“The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . [John Szwed] allows different sides of Smith’s personality to catch blades of sun. He brings the right mixture of reverence and comic incredulity to his task.” —Dwight Garne...
