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.
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.
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.
I’m sure most people who love stories relate to the experience of finishing a great piece of content and wishing they could have something else, anything, that would allow them to exist within that world for just one more millisecond. Many times, I end up watching or reading the same thing over and over again, trying to drink up as much of it as I possibly can, searching for hidden clues I’ve never noticed before. I argue that doing so does not diminish the quality of the work, does not detract from the artfulness of the story, so why do people believe that taking a film or television show and adapting it to a book format makes that book a meaningless endeavor?
Let’s face it—with the U.S. political landscape resembling something between a reality TV show and a never-ending family Thanksgiving argument, you might be contemplating a change of scenery. If you’re […]
In the spring of 2025, there was a gap in our publication schedule while a project team waited to acquire their next manuscript. We took this opportunity to prioritize backlist marketing. . . . Quickly we realized there was room to improve our overall backlist marketing system.
With all the moving parts of life, it’s easy to get tunnel vision, but I make an effort to remind myself that life is happening right now and that it’s crucial to appreciate it. Even while the work is vital, what keeps me grounded during the busy times are the experiences and memories I make.
“Is the book piracy dilemma really that simple? What about parts of the world where access to books—especially books written in English—is not as easy as heading to the bookstore or library?”
I came across books in unexpected places all throughout the town—most notably along the retaining walls of Hay Castle. Books are ingrained into the fibers of this community’s identity, but the bookstores alone aren’t responsible for turning Hay-on-Wye into a tourist destination. That is the doing of the Hay Festival.
For the past three summers, PSU’s Director of Book Publishing Dr. Rachel Noorda has been leading a short study abroad in the city. The goal: to educate students about the publishing industry in the United Kingdom. Here’s a glimpse into the program from one of the eight Oolies in the 2024 cohort.