Book Recommendations

Book of the Week for January 26, 2026

Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith

Despite her difficult family, and crushing poverty, Margy Shannon believes she will find a husband who will improve her existence.

Book of the Week for January 19, 2026

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

A woman discovers that her husband is having an affair with one of their friends.

Book of the Week for January 12, 2026

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The lives of the four March sisters; an autobiographical novel.

Book of the Week for January 05, 2026

Lilly: Reminiscences Of Lillian Hellman by Peter S. Feibleman

Forty-three years of friendship between the author and the well-regarded playwright.

January 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 December 29, 2025

Your Erroneous Zones by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Advice about how to mitigate negative thinking and live more productively.

Book of the Week for December 22, 2025

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok

A Jewish boy’s fascination with art causes tumult within the Hasidic community.

Book of the Week for December 15, 2025

Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung

Copy editor correspondent; first Asian news anchor.

Book of the Week for December 08, 2025

Reflections In A Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

An army general with a lusty wife is attracted to a young soldier.

Book of the Week for December 01, 2025

A Season In Hell by Marilyn French

Esophageal cancer with a poor prognosis, and a coma; a miraculous survival, and an unexpected return to a fruitful literary...

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...