In my time working at Ooligan Press, I have quickly learned that publishing is, first and foremost, a business. For all of the high-minded idealism that so many folks bring to books (whether reading, writing, or publishing them), it’s still a reality that you have to sell books to keep publishing them. There’s something else that my work at Ooligan Press has taught me, though: just because publishing is a business doesn’t mean we have to treat our authors strictly as business associates. We can be highly professional while making our author relationships personal. Read More