Book Recommendations

Book of the Week for July 20, 2025

Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk

A well-to-do Jewish girl rebuffs her family’s traditional values to become an actress.

Book of the Week for July 14, 2025

Black And Blue by Anna Quinlan

After 18 years of spousal abuse, a woman and her son escape.

Book of the Week for July 07, 2025

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

In 1953, the author predicted electronic devices would replace banned books.

July 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 June 30, 2025

Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick

The healthy–and disturbed pieces of the author’s relationship with her mother.

Book of the Week for June 23, 2025

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Dinner, and then … murder.

Book of the Week for June 16, 2025

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

From an impoverished childhood in Ireland to an equally difficult life in New York.

Book of the Week for June 09, 2025

Talk by Susan Stamberg

The former NPR host of All Things Considered assembles her interviews with Helen Hayes, Rosa Parks, Georgia O’Keefe, and a...

Book of the Week for June 02, 2025

Being A Widow by Lynn Caine

Accommodating to the jolt of a new life; by the author of Widow.

June 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 May 26, 2025

My Summer With George by Marilyn French

After a long time alone, a prolific writer rediscovers romance. By the author of The Women’s Room.

Book of the Week for May 19, 2025

I Loved Her In The Movies by Robert Wagner

Titillating tales about the actor’s loves and liaisons.