Movie of the Month for March 2022

Book of the Week for February 27, 2022

Waiting To Exhale by Terry McMillan

Four professional African American women–all close friends–“hold their breath”, and bide their time for Mr. Right.

Book of the Week for February 20, 2022

Alexandra by Valerie Martin

A friendship turns into a triad of tension in the Bayou.

Book of the Week for February 10, 2022

Love, Alice: My Life As A Honeymooner by Audrey Meadows

Remembrances from the actress who played Jackie Gleason’s wife in the 1950s television series.

Book of the Week for February 06, 2022

Not On Fifth Street by Kathy Cannon Wiechman

A catastrophic 1937 Ohio flood wrenches the close relationship of two brothers; based on a true story.

Movie of the Month for February 2022

Looking For Mr. Goodbar

An attractive school teacher prowls the bars at night, frisking for sexual excitement.

Book of the Week for January 13, 2022

Jackie’s Girl by Kathy McKeon

From Irish poverty to New York; Fifth Avenue, and upscale employment with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Book of the Week for January 08, 2022

White Houses by Amy Bloom

A novel based on the alleged love affair between Eleanor Roosevelt and journalist Lorena Hickok.

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...

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Pennies From Heaven

Waiting To Exhale by Terry McMillan

Alexandra by Valerie Martin

Love, Alice: My Life As A Honeymooner by Audrey Meadows

Not On Fifth Street by Kathy Cannon Wiechman

Looking For Mr. Goodbar

Jackie’s Girl by Kathy McKeon

White Houses by Amy Bloom

February 2022 Book Recommendations

Underfoot In Show Business by Helene Hanff

The Story Of John Qunicy Adams by Edward Cody Huddleston

The Book Of Lights by Chaim Potok