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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.

Parting The Waters

A feature-length documentary about trauma, hope, and courage.

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.

Movie of the Month for September 2025

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

After her husband dies a woman and her son leave small-town New Mexico to pursue a big-time singing career in...

What to Watch for September 2025

My Oxford Year

An ambitious young American woman, sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream.

September 2025 Newsletter

"Rights" of Passage

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.