Commodity Fetishism, Book Publishing, and a Rabbit Hole
Yes, yes, you may call me either naive or a fool. . . . But something I’ve struggled with accepting since entering PSU’s Book Publishing program and working within Ooligan […]
Yes, yes, you may call me either naive or a fool. . . . But something I’ve struggled with accepting since entering PSU’s Book Publishing program and working within Ooligan […]
On September 27, as Ooligan students packed their book bags for the first day of fall classes, publishers, bookstores, schools, and libraries around the country were gearing up for the […]
Awards can be a great way to score some positive publicity for a book. If your marketing materials include awards, the book becomes not just a book, but a book […]
Almost two years ago when I called my parents to let them know I had applied to Portland State University’s Book Publishing program, their first question was, “Graduate degrees in […]
In the world of publishing professionals, the graphic designer and the illustrator are finding that their skill set is being outsourced more and more often. Publishing houses are finding that […]
Following the release of Ooligan Press’s queer anthology Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships & Identity, one question has been on my mind: is this book targeting a […]
As one of Ooligan’s acquisitions managers, I read a lot of query letters. Like any other publishing house, we see lots of them, and because we accept unagented submissions, we […]
If you’re anything like me, chances are that you’ve spent an agonizing amount of time trying to come up with the perfect title for something. Whatever it is you’re trying […]
We here at Ooligan Press have been watching recent developments in subscription reading services closely. In May, the two largest providers of subscription reading services for trade books—Oyster and Scribd—announced […]
As students of publishing, everyone who works at Ooligan is very busy. There are papers to write, portfolios to put together, sales kits to assemble, ebooks to craft, as well […]