8 Books to Read for a More Romantic Valentine’s Day

Just Kids by Patti Smith

The days leading up to and surrounding Valentine’s Day are the perfect time to snuggle up with your special someone and a good book or two. Just Kids by the trailblazing rocker Patti Smith, is a perfect Valentine’s Day read, according to Elizabeth Lane, founder of Quarterlane, a seasonal delivery box of literary and artistic finds. “In this lyrical memoir, Patti Smith recounts her youthful romance with Robert Mapplethorpe and their lives as young artists in 1960s downtown New York,” Lane says. “The book serves as a beautiful love letter to not only a person, but to a distinct time and place,” she says. Smith is known for her seminal album, Horses, with its cutting-edge lyrics; Just Kids is her first work of prose. Here’s how you can read books online for free!