"Ashley Kahn’s Days of Miracle and Wonder—like its subject, Paul Simon’s Graceland—represents a pinnacle of its form: a syncretic work of art that shows its author’s mastery of all of popular music’s moving parts: the musical, the technological, the historical, the socio-political, the commercial, the biographical. Like its subject, it delivers nuance and provocation. In the midst of larger struggles for rights, it asks what rights artists themselves have. And it shows that great art has unintended consequences beyond the conceptions and intentions of its creators."
—Dan Charnas, New York Times bestselling author of Dilla Time 

“Great stories come alive with details and Kahn has a gold-digger's eye for the gems that make this a gripping and inspiring book. Graceland is now part of the world's soundtrack, but learning how Simon brought it to life on disc and on stage, and how he dealt unflinchingly with the attacks and setbacks, is extraordinary and very moving. I thought I knew most of the story of Graceland, but that opinion shrank with every page I turned."
—Joe Boyd, acclaimed music producer and award-winning author of And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

“A great American songwriter, a joyful South African music, a repressive government, international protests, and 1980s attitudes produced a clash of art and ethics thoroughly documented by Ashley Kahn.”
 —Nelson George, NBCC finalist for The Death of Rhythm and Blues

“Graceland remains one of the most intriguing (and misunderstood) of the blockbuster 1980s albums. It is immediately accessible, universally adored, and likely to endure forever. Ashley Kahn asks every question—political, musical, and aesthetic—that you might want answered about the record, its reception, and its legacy, with sensitive attention to detail, nuance and the artistic process.”
—Matt Thorne, Booker Prize–nominated author of Prince: The Man and His Music