MSI Press Blog

  Today's publisher's pride is  Travels with Elly  by Larry MacDonald, which reached #144   in travel with pets books. Book description: Discover Canada like never before -- from a personal perspective, similar to John Steinbeck's view of America in his 1960 book  Travels with Charley . The author travels from coast to coast in a trailer with his wife and pets, including their Standard Poodle, Elly, in order to gain a better understanding of his adopted country. Interspersed between descriptions of history, cultures, places, and icons are the author's reflections on various things such as Elly's antics, signage, ferries, political injustice, environmental issues, and animal instincts. To provide a canine's perspective, Elly reflects on things of interest to her, including cats, cows, and other critters...but especially cats! Where was Canada's first settlement? What is its prettiest town? When and where was its most devastating shipwreck? And who was its greate...

  Kokee takes over the foreign aid supplies With a surprise cameo by  Kokee the Sekoke In our household, the cats rule. Ten of them. A full feline parliament, complete with factions, committees, and a water‑trough caucus. They have routines. They have expectations. They have opinions. And then, one fine morning, the neighbor’s dog exploded through her screen door and arrived at our doorstep like a furry, panting meteor. Naturally, I brought him inside — because the street is no place for a confused dog with poor impulse control. I figured we’d wait out the 6–8 hours until his human returned. The cats, however, had  not  been consulted. Act I: The Great Retreat The moment the dog crossed the threshold, the entire feline population performed a synchronized evacuation worthy of Cirque du Soleil. Big eyes everywhere. The “What fresh hell is this” expression spread across the house like a contagion. One cat, who has never seen a dog, filed an immediate complaint with mana...

  Today is World Stray Animals Day —a day that asks us to pause, look around, and notice the animals who live at the edges of human life. The ones without collars, without homes, without guarantees. The ones who survive on instinct, caution, and the occasional kindness of a stranger. It’s not a guilt‑day. It’s a visibility‑day. Because the greatest danger to stray animals is not hunger or weather. It’s invisibility . When an animal becomes invisible, it becomes disposable. When an animal is seen, it becomes possible . Why This Day Matters Stray animals live in a world shaped by human decisions—zoning, traffic, food waste, shelter policies, spay/neuter access, and cultural attitudes toward animals. They navigate a landscape they didn’t choose. World Stray Animals Day reminds us: Every stray has a story Every stray has a temperament Every stray has a threshold of trust Every stray has a right to humane treatment And every community has the power to make life safer for...