Book Recommendations

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.

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.