Book Recommendations

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.

Book of the Week for September 22, 2025

The Power Of Half by Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen

The story of how a family decided to sell their house, and donate part of the proceeds to charity.

Book of the Week for September 15, 2025

Kitty: An Autobiography by Kitty Carlisle Hart

Singer; actress; wife of playwright Moss Hart; veteran activist for the arts.

Book of the Week for September 08, 2025

Listening To Prozac by Peter D. Kramer

A psychiatrist reveals how that anti-depressant revolutionized the treatment of mental illness.

Book of the Week for September 01, 2025

Weep No More, My Lady by Mary Higgins Clark

A well-known actress dies mysteriously at a California health spa.

September 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 August 25, 2025

The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck

A humorous account of how the author and her family gave up their bustling city life for a quieter existence...

Book of the Week for August 18, 2025

Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
with Curt Gentry

The gruesome account of how Charles Manson and his followers murdered the actress Sharon Tate, and others.

Book of the Week for August 11, 2025

The Chosen by Chaim Potok

Two Jewish boys foster a friendship.

Book of the Week for August 04, 2025

Heyday by Dore Schary

A Hollywood screenwriter jettisons to studio boss.

August 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 July 28, 2025

Accountable THE TRUE STORY OF A RACIST MEDIA ACCOUNT AND TEENAGERS WHOSE LIVES IT CHANGED

by Dashka Slater

An intolerant post goes viral and divides a community in California.