Bread of Angels
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| Author | Patti Smith |
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| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | November 4, 2025 |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-1-101-87512-4 |
Bread of Angels: A Memoir is a 2025 memoir by Patti Smith.[1][2][3]
In a Vanity Fair article published ahead of its release, Smith revealed that the cover photo was taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.[4]
The title comes from several fond memories in Patti's early years (p. 85):
This is what the writer craves, in a café in the earliest hours, in an empty drawing room of a hotel, or scrawling in a notebook in the pew of a silent cathedral. A sudden shaft of brightness containing the vibration of a particluar moment. Johnny Stahl tying my bootlace. Butchy Magic's fingers extracting the stinger. The unsullied memory of unpremeditated gestures of kindness. These are the bread of angels.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Book Review: 'Bread of Angels,' by Patti Smith". The New York Times. 2025-11-06. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Ditum, Sarah (November 7, 2025). "How Patti Smith discovered her real father was a 'handsome pilot'". www.thetimes.com.
- ↑ "Review: Patti Smith's mesmerizing new memoir looks back in wonder — and sorrow". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 2025.
- ↑ Smith, Chris (2025-08-12). "Patti Smith says her new memoir cover, Shot by Robert Mapplethorpe, Captures 'a Deeply Transitional Moment'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025-10-14.