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Bread of Angels: Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir wrestles with ‘the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime’

Documenting the life of an extraordinarily talented musician and writer, Bread of Angels – Patti Smith’s latest memoir, published at the age of 78 – further charts a life filled with genius, creativity, adversity and tragedy.

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The best books to give as presents this Christmas, personally recommended

CHRISTMAS 2025: When it comes to gifts, you can’t go wrong with a good book. Here you’ll find standout titles across genres and styles, thoughtfully selected by The Independent’s culture staff to suit readers of every predilection

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The life-affirming gospel according to Patti Smith

Patti Smith, once again, shows us a better way to be ourselves

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‘How should I cast my soul?’ Patti Smith’s intimate new memoir is a quest for her true self

Patti Smith’s new memoir, Bread of Angels, arrives on a significant date. On November 4, 1946, Smith’s artistic soulmate and first true love, the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, was born. Forty-eight years later, on the same day, her “king among men”, beloved husband and fellow musician, Fred “Sonic” Smith, died…

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From Prue Leith to Romeo Beckham and Lucy Bronze, London fashion week is hard to beat

Through line of current London scene is female creativity and leadership – and weekend’s headliners were all women

The Guardian - UK

Royal favourite Emilia Wickstead trades demure daywear for bold colour and balloon hems

The Princess of Wales’ go-to designer swapped minimalism for maximalism while Anna Wintour sat front row.

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Defiance, desire and devastation: Patti Smith’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As the punk poet prepares to tour and reissue Horses for its 50th anniversary, we count down the best of her rich, rabble-rousing work

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Doris Lockhart Saatchi obituary

Collector who transformed the UK art market in the 1970s and 80s, establishing the Saatchi Gallery with her then husband, Charles

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From I Know What You Did Last Summer to Washington Black: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

The 90s slasher franchise is back from the dead and looking for revenge, and Sterling K Brown shines in a new historical epic

The Guardian - UK

Gallery draws in visitors with 3ft spider and new artist rooms

VISITORS to Modern One in Edinburgh will be presented with a 3ft spider and works by pioneering artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick…

The National (Scotland)

Butt-naked Milton and a spot of fellatio: why William Blake became a queer icon

How did an ancient poet and painter who died in obscurity come to obsess everyone from Oscar Wilde to David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Derek Jarman and David Bowie? The writer of a new book explains his glorious allure

The Guardian - UK

Phallic symbols, bare buttocks and warrior poses: how physique magazines grew a cult gay following

Masquerading as health and fitness publications, these journals contained photographs of finely muscled, nearly naked men that were beautifully lit and classically posed. Now a gorgeous new book is celebrating these ‘museum-worthy’ images

The Guardian - UK

Restaurateur Exposes Iconic Celebrity Who Left His Staff Crying In 70s And Folks Are Not Surprised

Former punk queen, Patti Smith, reportedly had waitstaff crying, and it wasn’t from her lyrics.

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NYC restaurateur claims Patti Smith reduced waitress to tears over bread service: ‘The James Corden of her day’

Balthazar owner Keith McNally says it’s now ‘impossible’ for him to listen to a Patti Smith song

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Patti Smith announces a new memoir 'Bread of Angels'

The release date of Patti Smith's new memoir is relevant and deeply personal... The singer-songwriter-writer will embark on the European leg of her tour celebrating the 50-year anniversary of her debut album, 'Horses'.

The Guardian - UK

Patti Smith to publish ‘intimate’ new memoir, Bread of Angels

Published in November, it will cover everything from Smith’s childhood to her rise as a punk rock star and later retreat from public life

The Independent UK

Patti Smith’s Horses at 50: How a reluctant musician made a punk-rock classic

IN FOCUS: Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations of musicians. But it took a producer four years to persuade Smith to enter the studio. As the album approaches its 50th birthday, Fiona Sturges reflects on how Smith overcame the misogyny of the time and pays tribute to a masterpiece…

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Patti Smith to perform Horses in full on 50th anniversary tour

Singer will visit US, UK and Europe later this year alongside members of the original band who recorded the classic punk text

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‘I think Tom Cruise was annoyed with Nicole Kidman that night’: Jonathan Becker on photographing the world’s biggest stars

He has captured Cruise and Kidman partying, the ‘charm’ of Trump, a disgruntled Bowie, and a deathly Mapplethorpe. As the ex New York cabbie releases a book of his extraordinary pictures, he recalls a bygone age when ‘the Kardashians would be laughed off the planet’

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Clive Lonstein’s Manhattan home is a warm minimalist space brimming with texture

Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics

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Dachshunds, debutantes and Donald Trump: capturing the glitzy, bizarre world of 80s high society

Photographer Dafydd Jones’s new book documents the upper crust of the Big Apple in an era of gaudy excess: doggy canapes, ladies who lunched, and a ‘mob-like’ real-estate mogul

The Independent UK

Portrait of a Rocket Man: Sir Elton John’s photography collection wows at V&A

Some 300 of their most significant acquisitions will be on display at the Victoria and Albert museum

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The 14 Best Books for Music Lovers

Like your favorite song, these page turners—fiction and nonfiction alike—will stay with you.

Evening Standard

Fragile Beauty at the V&A review: a breathtaking exhibition of photography's greatest hits and hidden gems

It’s a vast show and a deeply rewarding one

The Guardian - UK

Martin Boyce meditates, Angelica Kauffman returns and Enninful celebrates Mapplethorpe – the week in art

Everyday objects are imbued with beauty by the Glasgow artist, while France celebrates the 150th birthday of impressionism

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