Book Recommendations

Book of the Week for December 12, 2025

Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung

Copy editor correspondent; first Asian news anchor.

Book of the Week for December 08, 2025

Reflections In A Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

An army general with a lusty wife is attracted to a young soldier.

Book of the Week for December 01, 2025

A Season In Hell by Marilyn French

Esophageal cancer with a poor prognosis, and a coma; a miraculous survival, and an unexpected return to a fruitful literary...

December 2025 Book Recommendations

A curated list of books and literary classics for your reading pleasure by David Bruce Smith Publications.

Book of the Week for November 24, 2025

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend by Sanford Greenberg

Blinded at 20, the author’s friends, Art Garfunkel, Jerry Speyer—and his wife—Sue, lead him through a “new” life of profound—and...

Book of the Week for November 17, 2025

Looking After: A Memoir by John Daniel

A son tries to stave off guilt, depression, and despair as his mother slides into Alzheimer’s.

Book of the Week for November 07, 2025

When The Cheering Stopped by Gene Smith

The decline of Woodrow Wilson after his 1919 stroke, and the rise of Edith Wilson’s power.

Book of the Week for November 02, 2025

Humphrey And Me by Stuart H. Brody

An adolescent befriends the senator/vice president; based on a true story.

November 2025 Book Recommendations

A curated list of books and literary classics for your reading pleasure by David Bruce Smith Publications.

Book of the Week for October 27, 2025

Incidents In The Rue Laugier by Anita Brookner

After her mother’s death, a daughter reconstructs the courtship and early married years of her parents.

Book of the Week for October 16, 2025

My Life To Live by Agnes Nixon

A woman becomes the finest creator of daytime soap operas during an era when men dominated the airwaves.

Book of the Week for October 13, 2025

Arrogant Beggar by Anzia Yezierska

Three generations of immigrants contend with substandard working conditions and employer abuse.