Blogs, Ooligan Press

University Presses: Innovating in the Digital Age

University presses have tended to be slow to change, mirroring the incremental pace of change of their host institutions. However, as their traditional revenue streams have dried up, and as digitization has upended the publishing industry, university presses have been under pressure to innovate to keep up with changing times.
Alt-text: Interior of the Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington. The library is lined with bookshelves, has students studying, and features gothic architecture.

Black BookTokers You Should Follow (because I said so)

Want to join the infamous BookTok or increase the bookish context that lands on your For You page? Maybe you just want to diversify your TBR? Start here!

How Digital Media is Changing Book Covers

Have you recently gone to a bookstore and noticed the majority of the books displayed in the front all resemble similar book cover designs? These clone-like copies are actually very purposeful and mark a new age of book cover designs.

Nonfiction Titles That Read Like Fiction

After years of insisting that nonfiction “simply doesn’t resonate with me”, I stumbled upon a certain memoir that changed the game.

How to Write Autistic Characters

Autism is a spectrum with many traits and personality types; it’s not a one size fits all diagnosis. Yet, what is shown of autism in popular media are typically negative stereotypes of autism: bluntness, a lack of empathy, abrasiveness, among other traits. If you want to know more about autism and writing authentic autistic characters, or how to spot them, read on!

A Book Start to Finish: Thorn City

Thorn City is Ooligan Press’ forthcoming suspense/thriller title. Now that the developmental edit and title generation have been completed, the book is moving on to the next steps. During the Winter 2023 term, the heavy copyedit was sent to the author for review and the Thorn City team has been working on the persona exercise, marketing plan, and cover design brief.

XML, HTML, CSS, and XHTML: Definitions and Uses

The digital side of the publishing industry (and of any industry) includes a lot of acronyms, especially when referring to coding. You have probably heard or read about XML, HTML, CSS, and XHTML. But do you know what they mean? Have you ever wondered how they are used?

Two Alternatives to Goodreads

Whether you want an app that is simple with high community presence, user-friendly with graphs for all of your reading moods, or helps you fulfill your librarian dreams. Keeping track of your never-ending TBR pile is easy with so many options.

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How Do We Utilize Blurbs at Ooligan Press?

Some blurbs that we receive will end up on the front or back cover of our book. However, this will depend on many factors, including but not limited to the length of the blurb, the length of the other front or back cover copy, how much space the book cover design allocates for a blurb, how many blurbs we receive, and the print deadline.

A Blast from the Past: A Look at Ooligan’s Prior Translated Titles in Preparation for The French Sci-Fi Project

We are so excited for Ooligan’s first translated anthology, the French Sci-Fi Project, to publish next Spring. In preparation for this exciting project, we thought it would be nice to […]

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