“Seven Days in the Art World… seems destined to outlive its moment… Thornton offers an indelible portrait of a peculiar society, simultaneously cutthroat and curious… glamorous yet filled with people who would have been unpopular in high school.” Vogue

Seven Days in the Art World “will survive as a hard-thinking but high-spirited memorial… Thornton brings to light the bizarre machinery that keeps studio showbiz on the road, and in the headlines.” The Independent (“20 Best Books of the Year”)

“It’s like having your own spy in the art world. Thornton parachutes the reader into the fascinating nitty gritty of how it all works.” Alan Yentob, Creative Director, BBC.

“Thornton’s research is exhaustive, but she wears it lightly… She asks obvious questions that are rarely asked… and winkles out sophisticated yet revealing answers from the most jaded players… Her account will leave outsiders slightly goggle-eyed and insiders chuckling quietly to themselves.” The Australian

A “brilliantly readable and wonderful and didactic-without-lecturing book.” Flavorwire

“A terrific book—detailed, gossipy, and insightful… By the end of the book, you almost understand how [Steve] Cohen could shell out $8 million for a rotting 14-foot shark pickled in formaldehyde…” BusinessWeek

“Underneath [the book's] glossy surface lurks a sociologist’s concern for institutional narratives as well as the ethnographer’s conviction that entire social structures can be apprehended in seemingly frivolous patterns of speech or dress.” ArtWorldSalon.com

“Thornton has performed the admirable service of preserving the extreme social comedy of the global art world, circa 2007, for historians of the future.” Bloomberg

“Thornton captures the essence, appeal, complexity and the mass of contradiction that permeates the rarefied art world, and often fascinates outsiders.” Reuters

“Thornton is a smart and savvy guide with a keen understanding of the subtle power dynamics that animate each of these interconnected milieus.” The International Herald Tribune

“An astute observer and stimulating storyteller whose crisp sentences convey a wealth of information… and grapple with the paradoxes inherent in the transformation of creativity into commodity.” Booklist