MSI Press Blog

Recently received a very nice review of Women, We're Only Old Once  ( Bertha Cooper ) by Barbara Bamberger Scott (quite a tough reviewer, in our experience). From the review: " In constructing this lively guide to women's aging ... [that] covers vital information for all women in older years... Cooper bravely takes on complex issues like sexuality in older women, the sense of dread women feel at the possible loss of a partner, and strategies for planning new, post-retirement lifestyles. Whether standing at the brink of a certain age and facing the implications of the next phase of life or fully immersed in its quandaries, Cooper's readers will welcome her intelligent and empathic guidance. Read the full review HERE . Women, We're Only Old Once , just recently published, is already an award-winning book: Best New Voice in Health and Fitness, Kops-Fetherling International Books Award

  Natural Medicine Journal recently published an interview with MSI Press author, Dr. Frederic Craigie: " Spirituality As a Healing Tool ." For posts about Dr. Craigie and his award-winning book, Weekly Soul , click HERE .

Photo by Frank Perez It is Tuesday. Time to tall turkey. 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. Today's topic continues the discussion from the last two weeks about that lure for every first-time author: the  New York Times  Bestseller List. We talked about the need to sell 5000-10000 books each and every week you want your book to appear on the list, with the understanding that this is not a count of total books sold but an algorithmic approach, using sampling from stores that NYT considers representative of the whole (right or wrong) and might require the number of books sold as a whole to be greater in order to have enough hit the right sampling venues. We talked about the difficulty of doi

  Dr. Liz Bayardelle was recently interviewed by WBOC in an article called " Parenting, Business, and Doing Both at the Same Time." To see more posts about Liz and her books, click HERE .

  Congratulations to Julie Gentile on her book,  How to Stay Calm in Chaos , being selected as the  Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards  honorable mention in the category of mind-body-spirit.   "Whether you write it out, sweat it out, breathe it out, or let it go, these mind-body-spirit practices can help you cope with the ever-changing landscape we are living in.” Read more posts about Julie, this book, and her other award-winning book, 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas HERE .

  The award-winning book, Travels with Elly (Larry MacDonald), everyone assumes is about a dog. It is, indeed, about a dog. BUT a cat, Buster, comes along on the trip and is part of the story and fun, too. See this paragraph from the introduction to the book: Buster is a Rag Doll breed of cat whose defining characteristic is going limp when he’s picked up. Having grown up with Elly, the slightly older Buster established himself early on as Alpha and maintained that relationship by a swat or nip on Elly’s hindquarters when he decided a playful interlude was over. While Elly was always a great traveler, Buster had some issues, even before our trip began. He occasionally upchucked if a road became too twisty or bumpy for more than 10 or 15 minutes. Buster’s problem behavior stopped suddenly and permanently during our trip, much to our delight. When appropriate, I’ll offer my opinion as to why. Ah, well, at this point, if Buster has caught your fancy, check out the e-book and search f

  Congratulations to Frederic on his book, Weekly Soul , being selected as the Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards honorable mention in the category of inspiration and motivation.    Read more about the book, its author, and excerpts HERE .