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San Juan Books is the hybrid division of MSI Press LLC. It allows first-time writers to become published in a traditional way through the reduction of risk by sharing publication costs. All other publishing features are traditional in nature, and most SJB authors go on to be offered traditional contracts for their subsequent books. SJB publications are available as paperback, hard cover, and e-book versions. SJB authors' books very much hold their own against their contemporaries in the traditional publishing division. Indeed, a number of them have outsold their traditional compatriots. Today, San Juan Books presents author Dr. Liz Bayardelle. Liz published Clean Your Plate! 13 Things Good Parents Say That Ruin Kid's Lives . Her book has earned 5-star reviews and won a gold award from Titan Reviews and a finalist position in the Readers' Favorites competition. Subsequently, Liz was offered a traditional contract for her much-needed book, Parenting in a Pandemic . To see mor

  Meet our author-moms and author-teachers who have written absolutely splendid books for mothers about motherhood and parenting!  Cindy Alder & Patti Trombly 10 Quick Homework Tips 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents Read MSI blog posts about Cindy and Patti . Julia Aziz Lessons of Labor Read more posts about Julia HERE . Frank Bagdade \ I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them Read MSI Press blog posts about Franki HERE . Julie Gentile 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices IPPY Living Now Book Award Book Excellence Award How to Stay Calm in Chaos Honorable Mention, Kops-Fethering International Book Award Read MSI Press blog posts about Julie HERE. Dr. Emily Graves  How to Be a Good Mommy When You're Sick Read MSI Press blog posts about Emily HERE . Colette McNeil Choice and Structure for Children with Autism Gold award, Education, Reader Views Literary Awards  Silver award, Parenting, Reader Views Literary Awards Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with

  Congratulations to Richard Rice, Vincent Rice, and Geri Henderson on their book, Noah's New Puppy , being selected as the Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards honorable mention in the category of children's picture books.    Read more about the book, including excerpts, and its authors HERE .

  Colette McNeil, who writes about autism, has an updated website on the topic: Share Perspectives Support. Check it out HERE . Read other posts about Colette and her award-winning books HERE . Choice and Structure for Children with Autism Gold Medal, Education, Reader Views Literary Awards Silver Medal, Parenting & Family, Reader Views Literary Awards Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism Legacy Award, Education, Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards Silver Medal, Adult Classics Nonfiction, Reader Vies Literary Awards

  Congratulations to Renyuan Dong on his book, Rainstorm of Tomorrow , being selected as the Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards silver medal winner in the category of science.   This consistently-five-star, award-winning book on the philosophy of science ablates the boundaries separating quantum mechanics, the theory of relativity, neuroscience, epigenetics, evolutionary psychology, and modern art. Read more about it, its author, and excerpts HERE .

  Congratulations to MSI Press's many talented authors for a strong showing in the 2020 Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards competition . The books and their awards are listed below. We will present each individual over the next couple of weeks so that readers can get to know the books and their authors. Definitely, each book is deserving (in our admittedly partially biased opinion) of its standing in the competition. Here are the 14 MSI books that placed in the competition. Phoenix Award Best New Voice Health and Fitness: Women, We're Only Old Once by Bertha Cooper. Gold Medal, Education: 10 Quick Homework Tips by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. Silver Medal, Science: Rainstorm of Tomorrow by Renyuan Dong Honorable Mention, Children's Picture Book: Noah's New Puppy by Vincent Rice with Geri Henderson Honorable Mention, Inspiration/Motivation: Weekly Soul by Dr. Frederic Craigie Honorable Mention, Mind, Body, & Spirit: How to Stay Calm in Chaos b

  The Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards competition has selected How My Cat Made Me a Better Man by Jeremy Feig as its legacy award winner in the category of humor, and we are happy to be able to announce it on Caturday! This is the second major award for this book. The book was also selected as a finalist in the Book of the Year competition when it was first published. For more information about Jeremy's book, click HERE . For posts about Jeremy and his book, click HERE .

  Congratulations to Cindy McKinley Alder & Patti Trombly on their book, 10 Quick Homework Tips , being selected as the Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards gold medal winner in the category of education.   For more information on this book, click HERE . For more posts on Cindy and Patti and their books, click HERE .

  Congratulations to MSI Press author Bertha Cooper on her book, Women, We're Only Old Once, being selected for the Phoenix Award (Best New Voice) in the category of Health and Fitness. For more posts about Bertha and her book, click HERE .

Fear  You Can’t Always Hide behind the Toilet  Cat Tale: Shelly lived in a lot of different places: upstate New York, Manhattan, Los Angeles, and even a brief stint in New Mexico. Every time she moved someplace new, she’d be utterly terrified. I signed a lease for a great new apartment in Santa Monica, California. The place seemed ideal for a cat. It had a long layout she could race through, a few steps for jumping fun, and ample sunbeam access. I knew Shelly would love it.  As soon as I got the keys to the empty apartment, I took her over to check it out. I figured she’d enjoy exploring her new digs, especially since there was no pesky furniture to get in the way, but from the moment I turned her loose, she was scared to death, darting out of sight almost immediately.  Of course, it’s easy to find a cat in an apartment with no furniture. She was hiding in the bathroom, wedged behind the toilet. I tried to coax her out with some treats, but she wouldn’t budge. I stepped away

  Congratulations to Colette McNeil, whose book, Choice and Structure for Children with Autism  has been selected as a Gold Medalist for the 2020 Reader Views Literary Awards in the education category. It was also selected for a silver award in the parenting category. This is the second of Colette's books to be selected for this distinction.  Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism   earned a silver medal in the adult classics - nonfiction category.  To read more posts about Colette and her books, click  HERE .

Congratulations to Renyuan Dong, whose book, Rainstorm of Tomorrow , has been selected as a Silver Medalist for the 2020 Reader Views Literary Awards in the humanities category.  To read more posts about Renyuan and his book, click  HERE .

  Congratulations to Colette McNeil, whose book,  Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 Reader Views Literary Awards. We wish her success in the final competition. This is the second of Colette's books to be selected for this distinction. Choice and Structure for Children with Autism is also a finalist.  To read more posts about Colette and her books, click HERE .

  MSI Press is proud to announce that J Bennett Easterling's book, God Speaks into Darkness , has been selected as a 2020 finalist in the American Book Fest Best Books Awards competition. Way to go, Bennett!  To read more about Bennett and his other award-winning books, click  HERE .

Road Map to Power is a book with a message that could be a starting point for transforming the lives of readers who are unhappy, stuck in pursuing something unattainable to them personally, or who are caught up in false beliefs that money, better possessions or approval will bring them the happiness they crave. - from review by Readers' Favorite Read remainder of the review at Readers' Favorite . Winner of the Bronze medal in the Readers' Favorite competition. Read more about this book at the book page on MSI Press website .

A. Darius Husain is the Executive Director of Face to Face Academy, a charter high school in St. Paul, Minnesota whose mission is to graduate students considered most at risk for dropping out of high school. The Minnesota Department of Education named F2F a “High Quality Charter School” for its work in graduating students and closing the achievement gap. Newsweek named F2F as one of American’s Top High Schools 2014 in the category “Beating the Odds 2014 – Top Schools for Low Income Students.” Mr. Husain serves as the Director of Research for the International Medical and Educational Trust in Missouri. He holds a B.A. in psychology with an emphasis on experiential education from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota and has completed Master’s course work in school counseling at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. His book,   Roadmap to Power , co-authored with Dr. Syed Arshad Husain, has been recommended by US Review of Books, highly reviewed by a numb

Congratulations to Julie Gentile for winning the bronze medal in the IPPY Living Now competition for her book, 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas .