Joseph F. Ruggiero in the Press

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Crystal Umbrella is here

Check out our recent coverage at the Northeast Times and see why William Kenny calls Joseph F. Ruggiero The Self Help Guru

"Dr. Joseph F. Rug­giero writes nov­els for the same reas­ons that he hopes people will read them. It also has a lot to do with why he spent more than four dec­ades help­ing lost souls over­come drug and al­co­hol ad­dic­tion.

“I’ve writ­ten two dis­ser­ta­tions in my ca­reer and I’m tired of it,” said the re­tired founder of Somer­ton’s Self Help Move­ment treat­ment cen­ter dur­ing a re­cent in­ter­view. “I’ll still write about drugs and al­co­hol, but in fic­tion be­cause fic­tion doesn’t preach, it en­ter­tains and you can de­liv­er power­ful mes­sages in fic­tion. I be­lieve fic­tion can heal the soul and help change val­ues.”

Rug­giero’s newly re­leased third nov­el, Crys­tal Um­brella, fea­tures plenty of en­ter­tain­ment, as­sum­ing most read­ers con­sider sus­pense, vi­ol­ence and mys­tery en­ter­tain­ing. And it also has some power­ful mes­sages, in­clud­ing a timely one about ho­mo­sexu­al­ity and tol­er­ance. ... " Read the rest of the article at the Northeast Times website. Just click here

A Rose On Ninth Street Picked Up By Monarch Films!

We are excited to announce our distribution deal with Monarch Films!

You can view the film right now by going here!

“We get all kinds of films submitted to us. We currently have 900 hours worth of films and documentaries to go through. Our criteria in accepting a movie are that it be a quality film and be well made,” Skopinsky said.
Ruggiero’s drama and love story fits that bill, he said.

Those are the words of Art Skopinsky, President of Monarch Films.
And that's no easy feat according to Elizabeth Fisher of The Courier Times. Check out her article right here

Please read more about this exciting development here.

We're On the Road!

The results from the original test screening were great. We were able to make several improvements and so we are very excited to take this show on the road! Read what Elizabeth Fisher at the Courier Times has to say here about this exciting new step for A Rose On Ninth Street.

The press coverage continues for Round 2 of A Rose on Ninth Street showings. Check it out!
Courier Times
The Intelligencer
The Bristol Pilot
South Philadelphia Review
The Northeast Times

New to our story? Check out our press coverage from Round 1
Phillyburbs.com
Authorhouse
Catholic Philly
Bristol Pilot


A couple of great articles on Ragabooty, SelfHelp and A Rose on Ninth Street (both the book and the movie)
on Homestead.com
Check them out here

Joe Ruggiero on the Ebb and Flow