What Ever Happened to Powell’s Espresso Book Machine?
It appeared on the Purple Room floor of Powell’s in 2012 and quietly made an exit. It almost feels like a fever dream. What was it? Where did it go?
Book Launches: POV from a Noolie
Hi! My name is Tanya and I am a “noolie.” This is my first term as part of the Ooligan family and with that came the opportunity to attend my first book launch!
Iceland Noir Festival and Small Nation Publishing
While Iceland Noir began as a celebration of crime fiction, it has grown exponentially over the years. If you were to attend the festival this year, you would have the opportunity to explore a broader range of genres and media, including film, and gain insight into a small country’s rise in the literary scene.
The Birth of a Genre: A Look at the History of Dark Academia
Using The Secret History as a guide, dark academia can be considered to have the following main factors: academic aesthetics, dark or gothic themes, and critique of academia—though the actual overarching or main genre can vary. Popular dark academia works range from literary and contemporary fiction to thriller, horror, and even fantasy.
The Grueling Lifestyle Manga Artists Endure Each Week
I’ve always been fascinated by the work manga artists achieve in a week alone. Imaging having to create a whole new story every seven days?
Barnes & Noble to Open Sixty New Stores; Are We Ready to Return to Physical Media?
While the increase in print book sales is encouraging, it doesn’t necessarily correlate to less time spent on our phones. However, I’m encouraged by the fact that online platforms, while still inescapable, are being used less as a complete replacement for analog media and human connection and more as a way to discover new stories and build real-life communities around those stories.
Comics as Educational Tools: Publishing Can Do Better
A lot of kids love comics, even the ones who don’t think of themselves as readers. I’ve seen students absolutely inhale beat-up library copies of Bone, Smile, or Dragonball Z in their free time while they simultaneously struggled to even comprehend the texts I assigned in class, let alone be interested in or enjoy them. Stories told in visuals, with minimal written language, pull in readers who otherwise have a hard time reading.
Tips for Making Your Life Easier When Reading Great Books: Created by and for People with Learning Disabilities
Reading the classics seems like a great idea until you hit a passage that is particularly hard to decipher. Many classics are published using old translations, meaning that the writing can feel unfamiliar and almost foreign. Now, imagine that, like me, you’re dyslexic, or have a learning disability that makes reading more challenging.
Anthropic Lawsuit: How Anthropic’s AI lawsuit signals a turning point for authors, copyright law, and publishing worldwide.
These days, the printed word faces a six-headed hydra. Artificial intelligence subsists off of human ingenuity and threatens education, entertainment, and the publishing sector.
Your Favorite Publisher’s Favorite Publisher
Most readers don’t have a favorite imprint—most probably couldn’t even name more than a handful. But it’s possible you could have a favorite—or a few favorites—without even realizing it.