The Face of Success
The age of smartphones and social media has seemingly made anonymity a thing of the past. So where does that leave authors who truly want to remain unidentified? Is it even possible to be successful as an anonymous author today?
How to Make Pop-Culture References Everyone Will Understand
In life, pop culture references are an everyday part of conversation. They’re an ice breaker for interacting with new people and a way to bond with friends. How often have you casually quoted Star Trek among strangers to see who looks up, sent a meme from The Office with your coworkers, or shared an obscure Percy Jackson joke with friends. Pop culture references are the only inside jokes you can make with total strangers—a shared experience created through the invention of mass media that connects people in ways never seen before.
Preserving the Past: The Power of Legacy Memoirs
Preserving personal and family histories is vital to staying connected in a world focused on quick digital moments. Legacy memoirs combine personal stories with photographs, letters, and scrapbooks. They serve […]
Why You Should Read More History Books
“History books can reveal patterns, offer context to current events and provide facts that a reader is forced to face (and history books aren’t all hard, cold facts that must be memorized, might I add). Fictional stories sometimes glorify and romanticize toxic and illegal actions, and although most people can differentiate between what they find cool in fiction versus reality, others can find it desensitizing.”
The Rise and Importance of Dystopian Literature for Young Adults
The dystopian setting—futuristic, typically end-of-world or post-war-world environments with oppressive governments and limited possibilities to be individualistic—creates perfect conditions for young adult readers to push the boundaries like the protagonists in these books, especially with such dominant themes of empowerment, liberation, identity, individual thinking, and agency.
Surviving the Big One: Advice for Completing the Book Publishing Final Research Paper
Approaching such a project can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to feel like an earthquake. Here you’ll find four tips on completing a research paper from the perspective of a student who has ridden the shock waves for you.
Buffering: The Quirks of Our Scheduling Platform
The social media scheduling platform Buffer is very convenient for planning out social media campaigns and other ongoing content, but there is definitely a learning curve to using the platform. Here’s some tips I’ve learned from managing Buffer’s quirks.
Lost in Translation or Found in Isolation? Shelving Pros & Cons
Does integrating translated works help or harm book buyers’ chances of encountering international literature? I’ve made a short list of pros and cons for this shelving method to help you decide.
A Democracy for All: How Ooligan’s Pitch Process Differs from Regular Houses and Presses
When Ooligan acquires a book, we give the decision to the entire press—consisting of students and staff. Everybody gets a say in what this press publishes, and everyone gets to vote.
Accessibility: A Reader’s Perspective
I was born legally blind. What that means for me is that I have never been able to see what a sighted person sees. I have some residual vision. In the blind and low vision community, this makes me a “partial,” which can be taken to mean either partially sighted or partially blind.
What this means for me as a reader is that I use a variety of ways of accessing books: reading print books at regular print sizes at a very close distance, reading large print books, and listening to audiobooks.