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  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book,  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . This week, Franki shares the second most popular post of 2025: Things I Say as a Therapist about Anxiety . For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . Book Description: Selected as Independent Authors' Network Book of the Year as the Outstanding Parenting Book and winner of the Literary Titan Gold Award, I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them, is the ultimate survival guide for parents living through one of the strangest times in history. This " how to guide" will support you even if you are exhausted and burnt out in improving your child(ren)'s behavior. Written by an expert with 20 years of experience in behavioral observation in the classroom, in overnight camp, and more. Franki's storyteller cadence helps the book to read as if it's a casual conversation and pep talk between two parents over coffee....

  Meet Chris Richards, author of Nothing So Broken . Chris’ passion for writing began with a mid-life crisis. An unexpected trauma followed by a healthy amount of desperation transformed a promising engineering career into a surprising love for storytelling. By day, he  writes grants  for nonprofits, farms and Indigenous communities, hoping to create a more resilient and equitable food system. At night, he works on personal stories, mostly about the extraordinary individuals he finds in everyday encounters. He has written one memoir with two other nonfiction projects begging for time. He is a member of the MBM Writers and the Qualifiers Writing Group.  When he’s not writing, Chris hones fledgling culinary skills, coaches youth basketball, and fosters the occasional stray cat. He lives in Massachusetts. Read about the author at Chris Richards' website . For other posts about Chris Richards and his book, click HERE . Buy any MSI Press LLC book at 25% discount with coup...

Julia Aziz, author of Lessons of Labor, writes: Do you ever feel like your concerns are repeating on an endless loop? “What if… but then, what if…?” To deal with the noise, you might be controlling everything you can, googling down rabbit holes, or seeking distraction. No matter how you cope, it’s hard to think clearly with a worried mind. Read the rest of her post  HERE . For more posts about Julia and her book, click  HERE . = To purchase copies of this book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to read this book and not have to pay for it?     Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date) Check out  recent issues .   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book ,  Pinterest ,  Bluesky , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing wit...

  Today's shared blog post comes from Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book,  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . The topic of the post? A letter to teens:  I Love my Kids But They Don't Always Like ME!  For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . BOOK AWARDS IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan gold award Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us? Turned away by other publishers because you are a first-time author and/or do not have a strong platform yet? If you have a strong manuscript, San Juan Books, our hybrid publishing division...