The Accidental Bookshop Music Book Club - Bread of Angels
The Accidental Bookshop, Alnwick, NE66 1JG
Tuesday 27th October 2026
This month we're discussing Bread of Angels, a radiant new memoir from artist and writer PATTI SMITH, author of the National Book Award Winner Just Kids.
'Smith's eye for life's everyday transcendence rarely fails her' Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year'
'A triumph' Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times, 'Books of the Year'
'Quietly sacred, utterly beautiful' Service95
The most intimate of Smith’s memoirs, Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold. Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as creative role models as she begins to write poetry then lyrics, ultimately merging both into the songs of iconic recordings such as Horses, Wave, and Easter.
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 in a life driven by artistic freedom and the power of the imagination.
In the final pages, we meet Smith on the road again, the vagabond who travels to commune with herself, who lives to write and writes to live.
We'll have drinks and a casual vibe and a glorious 20% off each of our 'music book club' picks for members. Spaces are limited, so grab yourself a free ticket if this sounds like your thing!
And again, this month's book is Bread of Angels - and we'll be chatting about it for an hour on Tuesday 27th September @ 6pm:
'Smith's eye for life's everyday transcendence rarely fails her' Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year'
'A triumph' Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times, 'Books of the Year'
'Quietly sacred, utterly beautiful' Service95
The most intimate of Smith’s memoirs, Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold. Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as creative role models as she begins to write poetry then lyrics, ultimately merging both into the songs of iconic recordings such as Horses, Wave, and Easter.
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 in a life driven by artistic freedom and the power of the imagination.
In the final pages, we meet Smith on the road again, the vagabond who travels to commune with herself, who lives to write and writes to live.
We'll have drinks and a casual vibe and a glorious 20% off each of our 'music book club' picks for members. Spaces are limited, so grab yourself a free ticket if this sounds like your thing!
And again, this month's book is Bread of Angels - and we'll be chatting about it for an hour on Tuesday 27th September @ 6pm:
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