Patti Smith to publish ‘intimate’ new memoir, Bread of Angels https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/09/patti-smith-to-publish-intimate-new-memoir-bread-of-angels #Autobiographyandmemoir #PattiSmith #Publishing #Culture #Books #Music
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 Patti Smith has written a memoir that her publishers are describing as her “most intimate and…
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Maternity Service by Emma Barnett review – a tour of duty in early motherhood https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/16/maternity-service-by-emma-barnett-review-a-tour-of-duty-in-early-motherhood #Health,mindandbodybooks #Autobiographyandmemoir #Parentsandparenting #Health&wellbeing #Societybooks #Lifeandstyle #Childbirth #Culture #Books #Women
Best seat in the house: writer Geoff Dyer on why sitting in a corner is so satisfying https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/mar/09/best-seat-in-the-house-writer-geoff-dyer-on-why-sitting-in-a-corner-is-so-satisfying #Autobiographyandmemoir #Lifeandstyle #EdwardHopper #Artanddesign #Painting #Culture #Books #Art
‘Madcap adventures’: Paul McCartney co-authors book about his time in Wings https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/26/paul-mccartney-wings-the-story-of-a-band-on-the-run-book #Autobiographyandmemoir #Biographybooks #PaulMcCartney #Musicbooks #TheBeatles #Culture #UKnews #Books #Music
‘Women’s rage is real. Mostly we turn it on ourselves’: Neko Case on songwriting, survival – and her mother’s faked death https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/31/womens-rage-is-real-mostly-we-turn-it-on-ourselves-neko-case-on-songwriting-survival-and-her-mothers-faked-death #Autobiographyandmemoir #Popandrock #Americana #NekoCase #Country #Culture #Music #Books
Five of the best music books of 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/06/best-music-books-2024-music-jon-savage-ian-wade-will-hodgkinson-vivienne-goldman-questlove #Autobiographyandmemoir #Bestbooksoftheyear #Bestbooksof2024 #Biographybooks #2024inCulture #LGBTQ+rights #Musicbooks #Popandrock #Culture #Hip-hop #Reggae #Books #Music
‘A dancer dances, even with replaced hips and scoliosis’: only one actor can play Liza Minnelli https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/03/a-dancer-dances-even-with-replaced-hips-and-scoliosis-only-one-actor-can-play-liza-minelli #Autobiographyandmemoir #Filmadaptations #Biographybooks #LizaMinnelli #LadyGaga #Musicals #Biopics #Culture #Books #Music #Film
Freedom by Angela Merkel review – settling scores with silence https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/26/freedom-by-angela-merkel-review-settling-scores-with-silence #Autobiographyandmemoir #Politicsbooks #AngelaMerkel #Culture #Books
The Memoir: Part One by Cher – a gutsy tale of showbiz survival https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/25/the-memoir-part-one-by-cher-a-gutsy-tale-of-showbiz-survival #Autobiographyandmemoir #Popandrock #Culture #Books #Music #Cher
Alex Van Halen on his brother Eddie: ‘I’m not done dealing with this yet’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/21/brothers-book-alex-eddie-van-halen #Autobiographyandmemoir #Popandrock #Musicbooks #VanHalen #Culture #Music #Books
Traffic’s Dave Mason: ‘On one level, I could hate every one of them’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/29/dave-mason-traffic-book-interview #Autobiographyandmemoir #Biographybooks #Popandrock #Culture #Music #Books
Liza Minnelli announces memoir because documentaries ‘didn’t get it right’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/07/liza-minnelli-memoir #Autobiographyandmemoir #LizaMinnelli #Culture #USnews #Music #Books #Film
Earth to Moon by Moon Unit Zappa review – waspish, funny account of life as Frank Zappa’s daughter https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/05/earth-to-moon-by-moon-unit-zappa-review-frank-zappa-daughter-life-with-americas-most-dysfunctional-family #Autobiographyandmemoir #FrankZappa #Culture #Books #Music
‘I was nervous. Worried. Insecure. I just didn’t feel safe’: Rachel Stevens on her life in S Club 7 https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/26/i-was-nervous-worried-insecure-i-just-didnt-feel-safe-rachel-stevens-on-her-life-in-s-club-7 #Autobiographyandmemoir #Lifeandstyle #Popandrock #Celebrity #Culture #Music #Books
‘I was nervous. Worried. Insecure. I just didn’t feel safe’: Rachel Stevens on her life in S Club 7 https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/26/i-was-nervous-worried-insecure-i-just-didnt-feel-safe-rachel-stevens-on-her-life-in-s-club-7 #Autobiographyandmemoir #Lifeandstyle #Popandrock #Celebrity #Culture #Music #Books
‘I’m a fan of chaos’: Blondie’s Chris Stein on Bowie, Debbie Harry and 50 years in rock’n’roll https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/02/blondie-chris-stein-under-a-rock-bowie-debbie-harry #Autobiographyandmemoir #DebbieHarry #Musicbooks #Blondie #Culture #Books #Music
Darius Rucker on country music, race and drugs: ‘I don’t think anyone went harder than us’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/30/darius-rucker-country-hootie-blowfish #Autobiographyandmemoir #Biographybooks #Culture #Country #Music #Books
‘A literary voice for the ages’: Paul Auster remembered by Ian McEwan, Joyce Carol Oates and more https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/may/01/a-literary-voice-for-the-ages-paul-auster-remembered-by-ian-mcewan-joyce-carol-oates-and-more #Autobiographyandmemoir #PaulAuster #Culture #Fiction #NewYork #Books
I always believed my funny, kind father was killed by a murderous teenage gang. Three decades on, I discovered the truth https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/feb/24/funny-kind-father-murderous-teenage-gang-three-decades-on-i-discovered-the-truth #Autobiographyandmemoir #Lifeandstyle #Bereavement #Youngpeople #Culture #Society #Family #Books
