Patti Smith is releasing a new memoir, titled Bread Of Angels.
Building on her two previous such books – 2010’s Just Kids and 2015’s M Train – the new book is set to explore Smith’s childhood in working class Philadelphia and South Jersey, her marriage to guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith of MC5, and their move to Michigan to raise a family together, among other subjects.
In a statement, Smith said: “It took a decade to write this book, grappling with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime. I’m hoping that people will find something they need.”
A synopsis for the book reads: “The most intimate of Smith’s memoirs, Bread Of Angels takes us through her teenage years when the first glimmers of art and romance take hold. As Smith suffers profound losses, grief and gratitude are braided through years of caring for her children, rebuilding her life, and, finally, writing again — the one constant on a path driven by artistic freedom and the power of the imagination to transform the mundane into the beautiful, the commonplace into the magical, and pain into hope.”
Random House will publish Bread Of Angels on November 4, 2025.
