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What is a book jewel? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Starting in August, we will share near-daily, as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them   by Franki Bagdade.  Amazon review by JL - Wonderful book with great parenting tips I couldn’t put the book down once I started. It was a quick and easy read with great stories and parenting tips. Whether you have a challenging child or not (who am I kidding, there are challenging moments with all kids), I highly recommend this book. Awards IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan Gold Award For more posts about Frank a

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book (IAN Book of the Year, Literary Titan gold medal), I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . In her post, Franki writes: Halloween was my Dad’s favorite holiday. My mom would pull out old decorations held together by masking tape and memories and we’d work together to decorate our big picture windows. My Dad would carve elaborate pumpkins, one year making a cabbage patch kid to my pure delight as a child of the 80’s. I have a more complicated relationship with Halloween. It’s hard not to see it as a disruption to the already impossible and overwhelming duties of modern parenthood. Read the rest of the post at  Will Halloween be a Treat or a Trick (substack.com) . For more posts about Franki and her book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on

  Today's Publisher's Pride is   A View through the Fog  by Bob McGee, which reached #100 on Amazon's bestseller ranking for biographies of artists, architects, and photographers. For more posts about Bob and his book, click  HERE . For more publisher pride posts, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can! Find their contact information on our  Authors' Pages .

  It is Tuesday. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side.  This week, Jackie Johnson, CEO of DotsKonnected , a virtual assistant company, and our MSI Press newsletter editor -- and more -- explains how a virtual assistant can help authors in this guest post. How Virtual Assistants Can Help Authors In the world of publishing and content creation, authors are often faced with the challenge of  juggling multiple tasks, everything from brainstorming ideas and researching topics to editing  manuscripts and marketing their work. However, there's a secret weapon that can help authors reclaim  their time and focus on what they do best: WRITING. Virtual assistants (VAs) can be  essential to authors as th

  Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book (IAN Book of the Year, Literary Titan gold medal),  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them , is offering a fall series of sessions about parenting kids with ADHD.  All the details are right HERE   NOTE: REGISTRATION CLOSES NOVEMBER 1. For more posts about Franki and her book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  Recently, RV Oopsies (MacDonald) reached #61 on the Amazon bestseller list of books of travel humor; the book has been on this bestseller list many times. Kops-Fetherling International Book Award for sports & leisure For more posts about this book and its author, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  Most patients who end up at the end of life, from cancer or otherwise, experience anxiety and restlessness. Typically, medications are given to help with both of these conditions. Ironically, Carl's last days were very peaceful although he suffered from restless leg syndrome for many years (it disappeared as he entered his final month of life -- probably NOT common). To understand the differences, here are accepted definitions: Anxiety  An abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical signs (such as tension, sweating, and increased pulse rate), by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one's capacity to cope with it.  Use words of encouragement and remind them that a panic attack can never harm them and that nothing is physically wrong with them. This is because many people will assume they're having a stroke, or even dying. Reminding them that they are physically okay can help. Typically when so

  Happy Cat Day! Please check out excerpts from and posts about our cat books. Click HERE . And then, check out our cat books at our webstore . Like any of them? Take 40% off any of them with the coupon code AD40. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  What is a book jewel? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Starting in August, we will share near-daily, as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them   by Franki Bagdade.  Amazon review by SJ Nawrocki - If you have a kid that's Extra... This book is written like Franki is taking with you! All of the advice is real life experience & definitely relatable on so many levels! Finally, a “parenting” book that makes sense & really understands what it’s like to have a kid who can be Extra!!! Awards IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan Gold Award For more pos

  Every week Julie Gentile, author of two award-winning books,  108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas  and  How to Stay Calm in Chaos , posts a word of the week and a thoughtful post, related to self-care, to go with it. This week the word is  yes . Take five worthwhile minutes to read what Julie says about  yes . For more posts about Julie and her award-winning books click  HERE . For more posts about self-care, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.  Want to communicate

  In a recent column for Psychology Today , by Susan Lewis ( From Deep Within ), makes the following points: Pilots have the same rights to mental health care as the general population without worrying about their jobs. Mental health care should be left to the professionals who deliver it rather than the FAA. The FAA's system of care may be causing present-day pilot shortages. Read the complete article HERE . To read more posts by and about Susan and her book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to