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What to Watch for November 2024

Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story

The story of two brothers who killed their parents on Aug. 20, 1989, and the events surrounding the brutal slayings.

Book of the Week for October 28, 2024

Inventing Elsa Maxwell HOW AN IRREPRESSIBLE NOBODY CONQUERED HIGH SOCIETY, HOLLYWOOD, THE PRESS, AND THE WORLD

by Sam Staggs

Always re-inventing herself, the socialite/hostess/songwriter/writer ascended from San Francisco’s middle class to the pinnacle of society in London, Paris, Venice,...

Book of the Week for October 21, 2024

Searching For Mercy Street MY JOURNEY BACK TO MY MOTHER, ANNE SEXTON

by Linda Gray Sexton

Love; repair; despair, and death.

Book of the Week for October 14, 2024

We Own The Sky by Rodman Philbrick

Two orphaned siblings are taken in by a famous aviatrix during the rise of the Ku Klux Klan.

Stuart H. Brody’s Humphrey And Me Wins The 2024 Grateful American Book Prize

"The Double V Campaign" by Lea Lyon; Lindsey Fitzharris's and Adrian Teal's "Plague-Busters!” to get Honorable Mentions

Book of the Week for October 07, 2024

Not Under Forty by Willa Cather

Essays that reflect the author's concern about Western civilization, written after World War I.

October 2024 Newsletter

Historical Tempests Through the Ages

Movie of the Month for October 2024

Frances

An actress is lured to Hollywood under bogus pretenses and has a nervous breakdown.

What to Watch for October 2024

The Gilded Age

A young woman who moves in with her old-money aunts and quickly gets entangled in the social war between them...

October 2024 Book Recommendations

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

Book of the Week for September 30, 2024

Possessing The Secret Of Joy by Alice Walker

A tribal woman allows herself to be genitally mutilated.

Book of the Week for September 23, 2024

Getting Smarter: A Memoir by Barbara Feldon

Television’s “99” divulges the details about her marriage to a shady/sophisticated guy.