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February 2022 Book Recommendations

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

Book of the Week for January 02, 2022

Underfoot In Show Business by Helene Hanff

The author recalls her years of difficulty on Broadway during the 40s and 50s.

Book of the Week for December 30, 2021

The Story Of John Qunicy Adams by Edward Cody Huddleston

Prosperous, privileged, and primed politically by his parents, the sixth president was a diplomatic translator, foreign minister, secretary of state...

Book of the Week for December 26, 2021

The Book Of Lights by Chaim Potok

A young rabbi–serving as a chaplain during the Korean War–changes his view of Faith. A novel by the author of...

How Many Books Does It Take To Make A Place Feel Like Home?

There’s a reason that some people won’t let go of their physical books — and a new term for it:...

Book of the Week for December 23, 2021

Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham

Book of the Week for December 19, 2021

An Orphan In History by Paul Cowan

A Jewish writer rediscovers his religious and cultural heritage.

Book of the Week for December 12, 2021

Patrimony by Philip Roth

The writer’s father is diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor, and his son–full of anxiety, love, and fear–lives through each...

Book of the Week for December 03, 2021

Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

A sixteen year old girl is painted by Vermeer.

Book of the Week for November 26, 2021

Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

The bitter and impoverished John Barton commits a murder.

Book of the Week for November 20, 2021

The Lawgiver by Herman Wouk

When he turned ninety-seven the author satisfied his lifelong wish of writing an epistolary novel about Moses.

Book of the Week for November 12, 2021

The Four Of Us by Elizabeth Swados

A household is trounced by tragedy.