For a lot of people, Ani DiFranco's music might be emblematic of a certain time--of clove cigarettes and coffee shops, dorm rooms and Doc Martens. But that hasn't stopped her from continuing to develop herself and her sound . . . Aside from her new album--which she recorded with BJ Burton, making this only the second record in almost thirty-five years that she didn't self-produce--she's currently starring on Broadway as the goddess Persephone in Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown . . . She is still a ball of energy at fifty-three, her eyes as piercing as they were on the cover of her 1990 debut--even if her head isn't quite as shaved.-- "Rolling Stone, on Ani DiFranco"

A feminist icon whose music blends folk, punk, funk, and jazz influences, DiFranco broke new ground in1990, when she founded her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, allowing her to maintain full creative control over her work in an industry often dominated by major labels. She won the Grammy for Best Recording Package for her 2003 album, Evolve, and is also known for albums like Not a Pretty Girl, Dilate, Little Plastic Castle, and Living in Clip.-- "Deadline, on Ani DiFranco"

A memoir as fierce, freewheeling, and passionate as her music.-- "O, the Oprah Magazine, on No Walls and the Recurring Dream"

After reading this funny, honest account of [Ani DiFranco's] life up to age thirty, it's clear that though her choices may not be for everyone, they're part and parcel of her integrity and creative path.-- "Washington Post, on No Walls and the Recurring Dream"

Ani DiFranco has spent decades challenging the status quo, standing up for what she believes and creating honest, raw music. Her memoir is an extension of these passions . . . No Walls and the Recurring Dream is unapologetic, steadfast, and vulnerable. It's as if DiFranco has invited you into the living room of her New Orleans home to have a long discussion about how she got to where she is.-- "Associated Press, on No Walls and the Recurring Dream"

The collaborative format produces an enticing, echoing meditation on the mystic role of the artist as well as, at its most reciprocal, the spiritual role of the fan. This is both a supplemental text to DiFranco's memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, and a politically charged prayer book for the Gen X women and queer followers who have found a missing piece of their reality mirrored in DiFranco, even as she struggles to 'write [herself] into a different state of being' and 'into power.'-- "Booklist"

Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.

Pub date: 2026-03-03

Length: 160 pages