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Book of the Week for December 22, 2025

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok

A Jewish boy’s fascination with art causes tumult within the Hasidic community.

Book of the Week for December 15, 2025

Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung

Copy editor correspondent; first Asian news anchor.

Book of the Week for December 08, 2025

Reflections In A Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

An army general with a lusty wife is attracted to a young soldier.

December 2025 Newsletter

An Alliance of Heroines

Book of the Week for December 01, 2025

A Season In Hell by Marilyn French

Esophageal cancer with a poor prognosis, and a coma; a miraculous survival, and an unexpected return to a fruitful literary...

Movie of the Month for December 2025

Cabaret

A hedonistic club performs in 1920s Berlin, while the power of the Nazi’s rises, surreptitiously; Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, and...

December 2025 Book Recommendations

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

What to Watch for December 2025

Billy Joel: And So It Goes

A portrait of the life and music of Billy Joel, this two-part documentary explores the love, loss, and struggles that...

Book of the Week for November 24, 2025

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend by Sanford Greenberg

Blinded at 20, the author’s friends, Art Garfunkel, Jerry Speyer—and his wife—Sue, lead him through a “new” life of profound—and...

Book of the Week for November 17, 2025

Looking After: A Memoir by John Daniel

A son tries to stave off guilt, depression, and despair as his mother slides into Alzheimer’s.

Book of the Week for November 07, 2025

When The Cheering Stopped by Gene Smith

The decline of Woodrow Wilson after his 1919 stroke, and the rise of Edith Wilson’s power.

Book of the Week for November 02, 2025

Humphrey And Me by Stuart H. Brody

An adolescent befriends the senator/vice president; based on a true story.