Book Recommendations

Book of the Week for August 03, 2026

The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway

A serviceman in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps of WW I comes of age.

August 2026 Book Recommendations

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

Book of the Week for July 27, 2026

Old Friends by Tracy Kidder

Two men find end-of-life companionship in a California nursing home; non-fiction.

Book of the Week for July 13, 2026

Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen

1920s America; stories about Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and other forgotten events.

Book of the Week for July 06, 2026

Destiny Of The Republic by Candace Millard

After the assassination attempt on President James Garfield, his physician botches the recovery.

July 2026 Book Recommendations

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

Book of the Week for June 29, 2026

Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult

A mother confronts the medical system over her daughter’s brittle bone disease.

Book of the Week for June 20, 2026

An Unknown Woman by Alice Koller

A former academic turns to a life of solitude to better understand her life.

Book of the Week for June 13, 2026

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

Childhood; jobs at Disney World and Knott's Berry Farm; stand-up, and success; a partial memoir.

Book of the Week for June 08, 2026

Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

Four women, dissatisfied with their lives, rent a medieval castle in Italy.

June 2026 Book Recommendations

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

Book of the Week for June 01, 2026

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

The first female sleuth in Botswana opens for business; the debut of a series.