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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.

What to Watch for May 2024

Franklin

A new Apple TV+ series dramatizes the years Benjamin Franklin spent in France, leveraging diplomacy and guile to secure his...

May 2024 Newsletter

The Lady Who Tried to Fix The Environment

May 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 May 2024

A Hundred And One Dalmatians

A fashion designer conspires to steal some dalmatian puppies to make an extravagant fur coat.

Book of the Week for April 29, 2024

Washington Through A Purple Veil by Lindy Boggs

Widow; long-reigning Louisiana congresswoman; ambassador to the Vatican.

Book of the Week for April 22, 2024

Tad Lincoln’s Father by Julia Taft Bayne

A little girl remembers the presidential family with love.

Book of the Week for April 15, 2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit And Glamour Of An Icon by Kate Andersen Brower

An acclaimed child star grows into an early activist for HIV/AIDS.

Book of the Week for April 08, 2024

Second Acts:
Presidential Lives And Legacies After The White House by Mark K. Updegrove

After Washington DC: careers from Harry Truman through Bill Clinton.

April 2024 Newsletter

Movie of the Month for April 2024

The Exorcist

A worried mother, who thinks her daughter is possessed by the devil, seeks help from a priest.