Book Recommendations

Book of the Week for May 15, 2023

The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines

A 109-year-old black woman talks about her life, which sweeps from the Civil War to Civil Rights.

Book of the Week for May 08, 2023

The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane

In the midst of the Civil War, a private runs from the battle field.

May 2023 Book Recommendations

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

Book of the Week for May 01, 2023

I’m Dancing As Fast As I Can by Barbara Gordon

A highly regarded film maker—secretly medicated for anxiety attacks– loses control of her life.

Book of the Week for April 24, 2023

Joy In The Morning by Betty Smith

A boy and a girl meet, fall in love, move away, and make a happy life despite difficult circumstances.

Book of the Week for April 16, 2023

Nemesis by Philip Roth

Newark, New Jersey tries to beat back the polio epidemic during the summer of 1944.

Book of the Week for April 09, 2023

Child Of The Dream:
A Memoir Of 1963 by Sharon Robinson

The daughter of Jackie Robinson recalls “living” through the tenuous times of the Civil Rights movement.

Book of the Week for April 03, 2023

Redhead By The Side Of The Road by Anne Tyler

Micah Mortimer’s particularly planned life is disrupted when his girlfriend drops him; then, an adolescent appears, and claims to be...

April 2023 Book Recommendations

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

Book of the Week for March 26, 2023

A Voice From Old New York
A Memoir Of My Youth by Louis Auchincloss

Growing up privileged in a fractured family; the author’s final book.

Book of the Week for March 20, 2023

When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice For Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

A former American wife and mother turned Buddhist, explains how to turn established patterns of suffering into second nature ease.

Book of the Week for March 12, 2023

Becoming A Man
The Story Of A Transition by P. Carl

Tormented by gender conflicts, “Polly” gives way to “Carl”.