A memoir by the celebrated singer-songwriter and social activist
Ani DiFranco
In her memoir, No
Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani DiFranco recounts her early
life from a place of hard-won wisdom, combining personal expression,
the power of music, feminism, political activism, storytelling,
philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and much more into an inspiring
whole. In these frank, honest, passionate, and often funny pages is
the tale of one woman’s eventful and radical journey to the age of
thirty. Ani’s coming of age story is defined by her ethos of fierce
independence–from being an emancipated minor sleeping in a Buffalo
bus station, to unwaveringly building a career through appearances at
small clubs and festivals, to releasing her first album at the age of
18, to consciously rejecting the mainstream recording industry and
creating her own label, Righteous Babe Records. In these pages, as in
life, she never hesitates to question established rules and
expectations, maintaining a level of artistic integrity that has
inspired and challenged more than a few. Ani continues to be a major
touring and recording artist as well as a celebrated activist and
feminist, standing as living proof that you can overcome all personal
and societal obstacles to be who you are and to follow your dreams.