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The Shelf Debate: How We Choose Your Book’s Forever Home

One of the most carefully considered decisions in the early stages of the publishing process is how to classify and categorize a book. These decisions are often the cornerstone of how a book finds its way home to readers who will most appreciate it. It’s a delicate balance between enticing readers to pick up just the book they’ve been waiting for, and gently signaling what readerships might not enjoy the book so that readers don’t end up feeling tricked into purchasing something that isn’t what they wanted.

The Acceptability Clause in Publishing Contracts and Its Controversy

The acceptability clause allows publishers to determine whether a submitted manuscript is acceptable. For authors who don’t have any legal knowledge or literary agent to help them negotiate the contract, they are often left to do their own research or accept what’s offered to them. This leaves the author with very little power over the development of their work, resulting in a generally unfavorable opinion of the clause.

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Acquiring Translation Rights for an Anthology at Ooligan

When I started managing the rights department at Ooligan Press about a year ago, I took on one of our first major projects: acquiring the rights to nine different French science fiction short stories for an anthology. It was an ambitious enterprise, but the previous managers did all of the legwork for setting it up. They found a French professor at our university who already had the idea for the anthology and agreed to translate (with the help of a few others); all that was left to do was find the owners of the rights to each story and acquire them for the anthology.

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.

The Rise of YA Books on Streaming Services

YA books produced into movies haven’t always worked out for movie studios. Streaming services have taken the concept of refurbishing books and done it better. They’ve created these worlds we love by turning them into TV shows or movies we can watch from the comfort of our homes on release day.

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.

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