NEW YORK (AP) ā Even after publishing a handful of memoirs, including the classic āJust Kids,ā has a lot more to say about her life.
The poet-writer-musicianās āBread of Angelsā will be published Nov. 4, Random House announced Wednesday. In āJust Kids,ā 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, according to Random House, she reflects on her childhood āin working class Philadelphia and South Jersey,ā her marriage to guitarist , 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 Smith's death.
āIt took a decade to write this book, grappling with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime. Iām hoping that people will find something they need,ā Smith said in a statement issued through Random House.
Smith's other books include āWoolgatheringā and āDevotion (Why I Write)."
Smith, 78, in January, and later wrote on Instagram that she suffered āsome post migraine dizziness.ā But besides her book, she is planning a tour this year to mark the 50th anniversary of her classic debut album, āHorses,ā which she will perform in full. Last month, she was honored at Carnegie Hall, with guests ranging from and to and .
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press
