This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Biliju: and the planet Bilirose written and illustrated by Yseult Pierre On a grey planet lives a grey little boy. Grey is the only thing Nicholas knows. The hills, the grass, the trees, the sky — everything is a dull grey. One day, following his heart, he is moved to dance with the flowers and the grass as they sway in the wind. Suddenly, everything around him becomes stunningly radiant, much mor...

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! by Timothy R. Bartlett Timothy has struck again! This time he offers over 50 short stories, of various lengths, to entertain his reader on a roller coaster ride of imagination. The tales within are from Western to Fantasy, and beyond. All ages are invited to take a step forward into this realm of the mind’s eye explore past the Forest Tree Door. Come on in! But remember: yo...

HOW SUNNY SEES IT: A JOURNEY TO READING BRAVELY by Lesley D. Nurse How Sunny Sees It is about a little girl named Sunny, who, like most of us, has struggles to overcome. Hers include learning how to read with confidence, believing in herself, and learning to trust her own intuition. Although it is a children’s book, all ages will quickly see a relatable mirror of their own thoughts and feelings ab...

JEFFREY STEVENS: THE SHADOW PURSUER by Keshav Tadimeti Keeping a secret is nothing to be proud of. It burdens you. It eats away at you. Those who are lucky forget what it is that they are hiding. But, those who aren't must watch as they eventually lose themselves." Jeffrey Stevens has always been eccentric. He works as a private eye for the New York City Police Department, renowned as one of the b...

Teruf The Dreamer: Book 1 Of Teruf's Progression In Succession Series by Mark James Foster Teruf is the first book in its series that are built around the Mayan Prophecies of the year 2012. However, it was unknown that this was only going to initiate the start of the many devastations and destructions that will be released upon the earth. It was never meant to mean the complete ending of humanity...

THE LONGEST WALK: THE RECORD OF OUR WORLD'S FIRST CROSSING OF THE ENTIRE AMERICAS by George Meegan George Meegan was twenty-four years old and an elementary school dropout, a British merchant seaman when he decided to take the longest walk in human history, without any special equipment, foundation bankroll, or backing of any kind. Leaving his ship in South America, he made his way to Tierra del F...

A Double Homicide in Seattle’s Homeless Encampment Known as The Jungle. Three Teenage Brothers Stand Trial. Are They Guilty of the Crime or Were They Set Up? “Somebody Somewhere,” the Popular True Crime Podcast, Follows the Twists & Turns of the Case that Left Seattle Reeling Ric Speaks with Podcast Hosts & Creators David Payne and Jody Gottlieb Three homeless teenagers stand accused of st...

"Black Ink Crew: Chicago" This Season VH1's Hit Show has New Tattoo Artists and Old Faves Ric Catches Up with Stars Ryan Henry & Charmaine Walker Black Ink Crew: Chicago airs Tuesdays at 8PM ET/PT. This season, as new artists emerge and familiar faces return, the crew strives to salvage the true identity of 9Mag Tattoo. Shop owner Ryan Henry reclaims his throne as the shop’s boss and Chicago’s...

LEGACY SERIES BY ROBERT MAXXIM - Episode 45 Born in 1957, the author experienced several sleep-time visits to other worlds as a child, and witnessed countless alien craft. These visions continue to date, in both wake and sleep states. He studied concert piano starting at age three, but changed his calling to science following his visionary experiences. This book is the culmination of these experie...

PLEASE, PLEASE LISTEN: THIS IS YOUR BODY SPEAKING by Terry Bjelland The primary focus of this book is to help individuals realize that they really need to and can keep their bodies healthy. In this present time, there are quite a number of situations that do not allow the body to maintain true health. To make this book interesting to read, the author has chosen to allow the body to do the writing,...

a JOURNEY INTO WOMANHOOD by Coral S. Jocic Set in the 1950s, A Journey to Womanhood is a book of fiction depicting one young Australian girl's eye-opening travelled path to maturity and greater knowledge of self and others. It is warm, introspective, funny, sad, and adventurous. Biography Coral is an experienced writer who enjoys traveling, gardening and especially writing. She has travelled to An...

THEN SINGS MY SOUL by Doreen L. Hatton Lily Langston’s husband, Samuel, is struck by a car and killed late one night while crossing the street to his home. The driver, Aaron Turner, a fifteen-year-old, has only a learner’s permit and should not have been driving alone, especially at night. Lily and her family are Christians who believe in forgiveness. The family convinces the court to give Aaron p...

IMMORTALITY NOW AND FOREVER - HOW TO LIVE FOREVER IN YOUR DIVINE BODY OF LIGHT by Reverend Dr. Linda De Coff In this book on the Immortal Essence of our ever on-going lives, Dr. Linda poses the provocative question: Are death, dying, disease and aging ideas born of Spiritual Perfection, or are they of the Mortal Mind? If not, perhaps “Now is the Time” to let go of these debilitating concepts forev...

BASKETBALL IS IN MY BLOOD: A BASKETBALL ADDICT'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Martin Groveman This book is dedicated to two groups of very special people. The first are those who were so instrumental in the attainment of my basketball dreams and accomplishments. Their contributions were both instructional and inspirational. Included in this select category are Venty Leib, Les Yellin, Abe Kleinman, Nat Holman,...

HEALING BY HIS SPIRIT by Geraldine D. Bryant Healing by His Spirit is based on a true story which spans a period of more than forty years. It depicts the chain of events that befell a young woman faced with adversity, the one perpetrator she struggled to forgive and the restlessness of her very soul as she came to grips with her innermost fears. It is a heartfelt and emotional story of faith, trus...

THE GHOSTS OF CHATEAU DU CHASSE by J.J. Zerr Bill Marshall is a senior US Navy fighter pilot, who will not make admiral. During his career, he spoke his mind too often to the wrong superior officers. His wife, Kate, has subordinated her ambitions for Bill and for their children, but she has an opportunity for a great job. Bill decides to resign and support his wife, however, the US Navy has one mo...

Before the Birth of Superman, the Man of Steel’s Grandfather Fights to Save His Planet in SYFY’s Hit Series, KRYPTON , Airing Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on SYFY Ric Speaks with Krypton Star Cameron Cuffe About the Highly Anticipated Season Two What if Superman never existed? Set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, SYFY’s hit series KRYPTON follows Seg-El, the legendary...

From the Author of the Internationally Best-Selling Septimus Heap Book Series Comes an All-New Fantasy Adventure for Young Readers…. Maximillian Fly! Ric Speaks with Author Angie Sage About Her Gripping and Darkly Funny New Book Following the global success of her seven-book fantasy series Septimus Heap, best-selling author Angie Sage is back with a brand-new fantasy novel, Maximillian Fly. The ab...

BATTLEBOTS is Back for an All-New Season of Metal-Muching Mayhem! Premiering Wednesday June 12th at 8pm ET/PT on Science Channel Ric Speaks with Battlebots Commentator and MLB and NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose The epic robot-fighting series BattleBots returns for its second season as the world’s biggest, baddest, strongest, and fastest next-generation robots from all over the world duke it out for r...

THE DOGS OF LENIN by Linda Freeny The DOGS OF LENIN involves a doomed love story about the main characters, Lisa Danton and Grant Chandler. From the moment they met they knew that each would follow a different path but tried to keep it together, because their love was real and overpowering. They spoiled themselves to ever love anyone again. Lisa wanted to be a journalist, network TV her goal. Gran...

THE LISTENING CHILD: WHAT CAN GO WRONG by Stephen V. Prescod The struggle to survive in today’s noisy classrooms is real. The child’s poor performance often leads authorities to apply undue pressure on him, frequently concluding that he is lazy or of low intelligence, which is certainly not the case. The child’s brain is a complex storage and retrieval organ, which mandates that information be pro...

MOMENTS IN TIME by S. Carolyn Boyette with Fred Lewis Many of the Moments in Time inclusions were taken from life experiences and some from inspiration. "The Experience of Dementia as a Journey" gives some insight as to what one who goes through it feels and for a caregiver to understand their loved one. Humor is found in "Handling a Cat in Heat," the "Turkey Poem," "The Hospital," "The Little Mom...

An Illustrative Dictionary Of Semantics: Illuds by Mohammad Forouzani (Martin Foroz) It is with great pleasure that I introduce the first edition of An Illustrative Dictionary of Semantics (ILLUDS). As an assistant professor of English Language and Literature with over twenty years of teaching linguistics and literature courses, it has always been my concern to provide a comprehensive guide to sem...

DOUBLE TROUBLE? DOUBLE JOY!!! by Chryso Christophi Josephides The joy and the excitement of being pregnant again turned into an agony, a nightmare. But what I thought was my worst ever nightmare carrying twins turned to be the best blessing ever, having twins! All the tears and the laughters that we share, and I believe a lot of moms will see themselves in my book. Author Chryso Christrophi Joseph...

KING JESUS OR KING HEROD: A DECISION OF LIFE OR DEATH by Leon Hardnett This collection of poems was written to describe the vast difference between Jesus and other political and religious leaders as well as those who had different belief systems. Jesus was a spiritual revolutionary leader. There never was one who spoke like him or performed the works or miracles that he accomplished. He demonstrat...