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Book of the Week for August 17, 2026

Perle: My Story by Perle Mesta

Socialite; activist; and Harry Truman’s Ambassador to Luxembourg, she was the Hostess with the Mostest.

Book of the Week for August 07, 2026

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Two boys form an intense friendship at a New England boarding school.

Book of the Week for August 03, 2026

The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway

A serviceman in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps of WW I comes of age.

Thanks To All Who Submitted Books To The 2026 Grateful American Book Prize

The 2026 winner will be announced in October.

Movie of the Month for August 2026

How Green Was My Valley

A miners' strike divides a family.

August 2026 Newsletter

A Path to Patriotism

August 2026 Book Recommendations

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

What to Watch for August 2026

Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt from sickly child to Rough Rider and eventual US president where he decisively reforms US policies.

Book of the Week for July 27, 2026

Old Friends by Tracy Kidder

Two men find end-of-life companionship in a California nursing home; non-fiction.

Don’t Miss Your Chance To Be Part Of History!

Submit your Book for the 2026 Grateful American Book Prize by Friday, July 31, 2026

Book of the Week for July 13, 2026

Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen

1920s America; stories about Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and other forgotten events.

Book of the Week for July 06, 2026

Destiny Of The Republic by Candace Millard

After the assassination attempt on President James Garfield, his physician botches the recovery.