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April 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 March 22, 2024

The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth

The talented–and promising–writer, Nathan Zuckerman, becomes fascinated with a woman at the house of his idol, author, E.I. Lonoff.

Book of the Week for March 18, 2024

Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressman Taylor

A 1938 novel–written all in letters–between two friends– predicts the rise of the Nazi party.

Book of the Week for March 11, 2024

Memoirs by Tennessee Williams

In 1975, the playwright revealed his life as a gay man–and former mental patient–addicted to drugs and alcohol.

Book of the Week for March 04, 2024

Now You Know by Kitty Dukakis and Jane Scovell

An “almost” first lady’s thoughts about her childhood, the campaign trail, and horrific depression.

Book of the Week for March 01, 2024

March 2024 Book Recommendations

A curated list of books and literary classics for your reading pleasure by David Bruce Smith Publications.

Movie of the Month for March 2024

The Big Chill

Eight old friends reunite and re-discover their relationships.

March 2024 Newsletter

GALLOP AND GRACE AT THE BIG RACE

What to Watch for March 2024

Sex Education

Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mother.

Book of the Week for February 26, 2024

What Falls Away: A Memoir by Mia Farrow

From a daughter of Hollywood to stardom in "Peyton Place" and "Rosemary's Baby"; marriages to André Previn, Frank Sinatra, and...

Book of the Week for February 19, 2024

Earl Warren:
A Great American Story by Irving Stone

An early biography of the California governor and future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Book of the Week for February 12, 2024

After All by Mary Tyler Moore

From Brooklyn to the Big Time; multiple marriages and divorce; alcoholism and tragedy.