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July 2026 Book Recommendations

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

Movie of the Month for July 2026

Cleopatra

Cleopatra works with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony to save the Egyptian empire.

What to Watch for July 2026

The Boroughs

In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one...

July 2026 Newsletter

Democracy Always Wins

Book of the Week for June 29, 2026

Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult

A mother confronts the medical system over her daughter’s brittle bone disease.

Submit Your Book For The 2026 Grateful American Book Prize

Submissions must be made online by Friday, July 31, 2026

Book of the Week for June 20, 2026

An Unknown Woman by Alice Koller

A former academic turns to a life of solitude to better understand her life.

Book of the Week for June 13, 2026

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

Childhood; jobs at Disney World and Knott's Berry Farm; stand-up, and success; a partial memoir.

Book of the Week for June 08, 2026

Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

Four women, dissatisfied with their lives, rent a medieval castle in Italy.

Clarice Smith’s Amber Paintings On Display At The U. S. Embassy In Santiago, Chile

Four paintings by Clarice Smith, including three from her 2002 “Amber” series, are on display at the Barnes House, the...

June 2026 Book Recommendations

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

Movie of the Month for June 2026

Julie & Julia

The lives of a blogger, and a Cordon Bleu cook, intertwine.