Four Translated Books You Have to Read
In celebration of Ooligan Press’s first translated title, Continuum, being released, we have compiled a list of other must-read translated titles for every kind of reader!
YA Books To Read That Will Make You Emotional
A category that always seems to make me cry is young adult fiction. They’re full of such raw emotions, and reading these books from the perspective of someone who’s still trying to figure out the world is a rollercoaster of emotions.
Unions and Diversity in Book Publishing
The book publishing industry has very few unions within its major companies. However, as the cost of living in major publishing hubs continues to rise and because of employees’ desires to diversify publishing, that may be changing.
Romance Books That Haven’t Left My Mind
Memorable stories grab my attention early on with minimal slow plot moments and characters who have to fight for their love.
Five Indie Comic Book Presses That You Need to Follow
Here’s a tip for our fellow BIPOC and queer book lovers: indie presses are where it’s at! There are so many amazing Black and queer comic book creators whose stories many people have not heard of before, and you’re in luck, because we’ve rounded a few up for you in this blog.
Editing Poetry: A Look at The Sonnet
Is this a typo or is it just poetry? Editing poetry can appear so daunting at times because of this infamous question. Everything within a poem can seem intentional. From two em dashes in a row to a misspelled word, it can be hard to decipher what’s needed and what isn’t. However, there are poetry rules of thumb that make it a little easier to navigate a poem.
How Audiobooks Make it to Your Favorite Platforms
Rights holders, a term used to describe the person or publishing company with the rights to an audiobook, may choose one distributor over another for various reasons. It may be that the distributor offers the full production and distribution package, that their royalty rates are higher than those of their competitors, or that their audiobooks are accessible on different platforms than their competitors.
Sensational Reading: Judging a Book by Its Color
Think of book design like giving a gift. The wrapping paper or gift bag you use to conceal the contents will affect how excited the person receiving the gift will be to discover what is inside. These visual influences are psychologically conditioned in our brains from early childhood that either draw us towards what we typically like or alert us to avoid the undesirable.
Inside Acquisitions at Ooligan (As an Assistant)
What is it like to read and evaluate manuscripts from real authors? What is the best way to give authors feedback on their work in order to bring it one step closer to publication? How do you know if a story is the right one for our press to publish? These are just a few of the many questions I had when I became an acquisitions assistant for Ooligan Press.
Geneva Might Be the Next Big Thing in Bookish Social Media
This fateful upheaval of the current social media landscape means big opportunities to innovate the book marketing mix. Publishers need to be proactive in forming strategies to reap the unique splendors of a new host of social media platforms, and one channel is especially promising: Geneva.