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Book of the Week for November 14, 2022

Penny Candy by Jean Kerr

Essays about 1950s domestic life, while raising five boys, and a girl.

Book of the Week for November 07, 2022

The Joy Of Classical Music: A Guide For You And Your Family by Joan Kennedy

The Senator's wife reveals her love of classical music, dance, and opera.

Interview With Michelle Coles
2022 Grateful American Book Prize Winner

As David Bruce Smith, co-founder of the Prize put it: “This is a unique, powerful ‘must read’ for America’s young...

Movie of the Month for November 2022

Saturday Night Fever

Anxious about his future after high school, a young Italian boy from Brooklyn tries to escape it by dancing at...

November 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 October 31, 2022

Wonderland by Joyce Carol Oates

A boy is orphaned after his father murders the entire family.

Book of the Week for October 24, 2022

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

A girl living alone on a remote part of North Carolina, is suspected of murder.

An Origin Story: The Grateful American Book Prize

David Bruce Smith recalls how his desire for more kids to get excited about American history turned into the Grateful...

Book of the Week for October 17, 2022

Eric by Doris Lund

A mother tries to save her champion athlete son after he is suddenly diagnosed with deadly leukemia.

Book of the Week for October 10, 2022

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

An aristocratic employer sees intellectual promise in one of her maids and raises her station. The first of a series.

Book of the Week for October 03, 2022

Ramona And Her Father by Beverly Cleary

An eight-year-old tries to think up ways to win a million dollars after her father loses his job.

Movie of the Month for October 2022

Steel Magnolias

A young beautician, new to a Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, and befriends a close group of...