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Ani DiFranco Limited Edition Preorder

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This exclusive preorder package includes a copy of The Spirit of Ani and a numbered Giclée print—both autographed by Ani DiFranco.

This page is for the EXCLUSIVE PACKAGE. To order a stand-alone copy of the book, follow this link.

All preorders will ship on or before March 3, 2026.

Price: $150.00

Description

THIS PAGE IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PREORDER OF The Spirit of Ani with the signed and numbered Giclée print.

Click [HERE] to purchase a regular edition of the book.

The exclusive package includes:

  • A copy of The Spirit of Ani, autographed by Ani DiFranco and Lauren Coyle Rosen
  • A 18″ x  9″ signed and numbered limited edition Giclée print of DiFranco’s painting Spirit Becomes Flesh, which is reproduced here for the first time. The artwork is printed on 308 gsm 100% Cotton Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper. Giclée is a specialized art printing/spraying technique that uses an expanded color range of archival ink and paper resulting in highly detailed and visually rich prints.

Please Note:

  • All preorders will ship on or before March 3, 2026.
  • All domestic orders will ship via UPS Ground unless you select a more expensive expedited shipping option.
  • For all orders outside the US, including Canada, please be sure to select your preferred INTERNATIONAL shipping method. International orders placed with domestic shipping will be canceled.
  • Please email info@akashicbooks.com if you have any questions about your order.

About the Book

THE SPIRIT OF ANI is a captivating journey of intimate reflections with Ani DiFranco, a pathbreaking, highly original artist of our time. In this powerful collaborative work, the legendary folk-rock star and feminist icon is in conversation with author, artist, and cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen. In these exchanges, Ani is remarkably open about her creativity, spirituality, personal experiences, and evolving consciousness. She is vulnerable and unapologetic, offering an unprecedented window into her fiercely prolific journeys.

Expanding on themes from her best-selling memoir, Ani also offers fascinating reflections on contemporary popular culture—ranging from gender and queer politics, to the music industry in the virtual age, to climate change. The book includes previously unpublished photographs and journal entries, song-birth sheets, paintings, and the lyrics for some of her most treasured songs. The coauthors explore how Ani’s music and art are profoundly tied to her experiences of the interconnectedness of all consciousness and tuning in to receive creative inspiration. Ani’s striking openness produces a book that is both meditative and activating. This is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the dedication, intuition, and vision that drive Ani’s lifelong journey of creating art that not only reflects, but also empowers, transforms, and heals.


Book Details

  • Hardcover
  • IBSN: AD-SOA

Authors

ANI DiFRANCO is a Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and musician who has released twenty-three albums, traversing genres and addressing a range of autobiographical, political, and social issues. She is widely considered a feminist icon, and created her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, in 1990. She regularly releases new music, and continues her decades-long career as a major touring artist. DiFranco released a collection of poems and paintings titled Verses in 2007. Her memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, was a New York Times bestseller, and she is the author of two children’s books, The Knowing and Show Up and Vote. In 2024, she completed a five-month run on Broadway in the role of Persephone in Hadestown.

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LAUREN COYLE ROSEN is an award-winning author, artist, singer-songwriter, and cultural anthropologist. Her nonfiction books include Hannibal Lokumbe (coauthored with Hannibal Lokumbe), Law in Light, and Fires of Gold. She founded and writes for the Spiritual Muses and is a fellow at Harvard University. She was formerly a cultural anthropology professor at Princeton University, where she received the President’s Award in Distinguished Teaching, among other honors. Coyle Rosen has also published eight volumes of poetry and art. She is currently at work on her next nonfiction book, Goddess: A History. In 2025, she released her first four music albums, including, most recently, Athena Visions.

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