Widow; long-reigning Louisiana congresswoman; ambassador to the Vatican.

A little girl remembers the presidential family with love.

An acclaimed child star grows into an early activist for HIV/AIDS.

After Washington DC: careers from Harry Truman through Bill Clinton.

Portraits of women who influenced the playwright.

The talented–and promising–writer, Nathan Zuckerman, becomes fascinated with a woman at the house of his idol, author, E.I. Lonoff.

A 1938 novel–written all in letters–between two friends– predicts the rise of the Nazi party.

In 1975, the playwright revealed his life as a gay man–and former mental patient–addicted to drugs and alcohol.

An “almost” first lady’s thoughts about her childhood, the campaign trail, and horrific depression.

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

From a daughter of Hollywood to stardom in "Peyton Place" and "Rosemary's Baby"; marriages to André Previn, Frank Sinatra, and...

An early biography of the California governor and future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.