Book Recommendations

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.

Book of the Week for October 06, 2025

Good Stuff by Jennifer Grant

A loving memoir by Cary Grant’s daughter.

October 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 September 29, 2025

The Pawnbroker’s Daughter by Maxine Kumin

A memoir; a Jewish woman balances the conflicting duties of wife, mother, husband, and well-regarded poet.