Even after publishing a handful of memoirs, including the classic “Just Kids,” Patti Smith has a lot more to say about her life.

The poet-writer- musician’s “Bread of Angels” will be published Nov. 4, Random House announced Wednesday. In “Just Kids,” winner of the National Book Award in 2010, Smith looked back on her early years in New York City and her romance and friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

In her new book, she reflects on her childhood “in working class Philadelphia and South Jersey,” her marriage to guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, her move to a home in Michigan by Lake Saint Clair to raise a family, and her grief over the death of her husband in 1994. Even the book’s release date is deeply personal, coinciding with Mapplethorpe’s birthday and the anniversary of Fred “Sonic” Smith’s death.

“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,” Patti Smith said.

Smith’s other books include “M Train,”“Year of the Monkey,” “Woolgathering” and “Devotion (Why I Write).”

Besides her book, Smith, 78, is planning a tour this year to mark the 50th anniversary of her debut album, “Horses,” which she will perform in full.

Joel documentary to open Tribeca Festival: Early attendees at this year’s Tribeca Festival will be in a “New York State of Mind” with the premiere of HBO’s Billy Joel documentary slated as the opener.

Helmed by Emmy winners Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, the two-part film, officially titled “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” is scheduled to run at the Beacon Theatre on June 4.

“For nearly 25 years, the Tribeca Festival has celebrated the artists who give New York its heart and soul, and on the opening night of the 2025 festival, we are thrilled to honor Billy Joel — an artist who has embodied that very spirit,” co-founder Jane Rosenthal said Sunday.

The film producer established the festival in 2002 with actor Robert De Niro.

The documentary is set to stream this summer.

Ruffin to host PEN America gala: Comic Amber Ruffin has a new spring gig. PEN America announced Monday that Ruffin will host the free expression organization’s gala fundraiser May 15. The comic had been scheduled as a featured speaker April 26 at the White House Correspondents Association’s annual dinner, but the offer was rescinded to focus on journalistic achievement.

PEN co-interim CEO Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf praised Ruffin for her “brilliant social commentary, her satire and exceptional talent.”

“She is truly emblematic of the talented creators who we need on stages and in writers’ rooms during a time of unprecedented censorship in this country,” she said.

PEN also announced that Wesleyan University President Michael Roth will receive the PEN/Benenson Courage Award.

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