The Big Books of Fall
Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Ali Smith's books
Ali Smith
40 ratings | 7 reviews | avg rating:4.55

Ali Smith’s Followers (10)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Add New
Videos

The Ballad of Speedball Baby trailer
Add a comment

More videos…

Ali’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (1)
read (41)
did-not-finish (0)

Ali’s Friends (1)

Lizzie ...
Lizzie Rose
284 books | 11 friends


Ali Smith

Goodreads Author


Website

Genre
Memoir, Art, Biography

Influences
David Sedaris, Dorothy Parker, Anthony Bourdain, Jennifer Egan, Joyce ...more

Member Since
May 2014

URL


The vibrant style Ali Smith has brought to her writing and photography—featured regularly in The New York Times, The Guardian, and other publications internationally—was forged in New York’s underground music scene where she played bass in the seminal punk / blues / avant-garde band, Speedball Baby. After touring worldwide and recording nine albums, Ali released two books of photography about women’s lives. The first, Laws of the Bandit Queens, led to a feature on OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s television network. The second, Momma Love: How the Mother Half Lives, won a Silver IPPY and an International Book Awards prize, was praised by The New York Times, and Gloria Steinem called it “a gift to moms.” With a passion for telling women’s stories, Ali’s ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Ali Smith questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

How do you deal with writer’s block?
Ali Smith write any old garbage through it.
flag
What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Ali Smith you can do it in a coffee shop, in your pjs, in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, even in the bath with a paper and pen. when it's going we…moreyou can do it in a coffee shop, in your pjs, in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, even in the bath with a paper and pen. when it's going well, it's like watching movies play in your head. interesting and entertaining.(less)
flag
See all 5 answers from Ali Smith…

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.9 · 193 ratings · 42 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
The Ballad of Speedball Bab...
3.82 avg rating — 148 ratings — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Laws of the Bandit Queens: ...
by
3.97 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Momma Love: How the Mother ...
4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Ali is Currently Reading

The Ballad of Spe...
Ali Smith is currently reading
by Ali Smith (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Oct 03, 2024 09:49AM

rss
Ali’s Recent Updates

Ali Smith is currently reading
The Ballad of Speedball Baby by Ali Smith
The Ballad of Speedball Baby: A Memoir
by Ali Smith (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Oct 03, 2024 09:49AM  · 
More of Ali's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Around the Year i...: Winter Reading Challenge 23-24: Completion Thread 41 173 Mar 01, 2024 10:05PM  

Ali’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.