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Book of the Week for June 24, 2024

Helping Yourself Help Others By Rosalynn Carter with Susan K. Golant

A book for caregivers.

Book of the Week for June 17, 2024

Hans Brinker,
Or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge

After a father is injured in an accident, his son enters skating competitions to turn around the family’s fortunes.

Book of the Week for June 10, 2024

Life With Jackie: The Personal Story Of Jacqueline Susann by Irving Manfield and Jean Libman Block

The author's agent-husband gets her the literary fame she covets--despite years of secret, serious illness.

Book of the Week for June 03, 2024

Bouncing Back: I’ve Survived Everything, And I Mean Everything, And You Can Too by Joan Rivers

A husband's suicide, rejection from the showbiz industry, bankruptcy and rebound.

Movie of the Month for June 2024

Mame

A socialite adopts her orphaned nephew. Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, and Beatrice Arthur star.

What to Watch for June 2024

Shōgun

FX’s Shōgun is an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, which is set in Japan at the end of...

June 2024 Newsletter

June 2024 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 27, 2024

The Commanders by Bob Woodward

A look into the thoughts of Colin Powell and Dick Cheney during the first Bush Administration.

Book of the Week for May 20, 2024

Mary Poppins by L. Travers

A perfectly proper English nanny disrupts a staid household.

Book of the Week for May 13, 2024

The Call Of The Wild by Jack London

A St. Bernard is abducted, beaten, and sent to the Yukon.

Book of the Week for May 06, 2024

Up The Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman

Brand new to her school, a teacher discovers troubled students–and teachers.