This week in the world of TheNinth Day, the team has been keeping pretty busy. In addition to big picture duties like finalizing launch details and designing collateral, we have been making sure that smaller assignments get taken care of, too. This includes tasks like updating the book information on Ooligan’s website—check it out to […]
Blue Thread series
Countdown to Launch
By Kate MarshallAfter a bustling first week of classes, there has been little rest for the Ninth Day team. Last weekend, Ruth made her debut appearance for this title in a smash-hit performance with Francesca Lia Block Saturday morning at Wordstock. As mentioned in the last post, Ruth came prepared with a powerpoint, props, and even a […]
The First Print Run
By Kate MarshallLast week I wrote that we were just getting back into the swing of things with the new school term beginning and all of our students returning to campus. And we’ve certainly had to dive right in at Ooligan in order to get ready for what feels like a dozen literary festivals and trade shows […]
The Start of an Eventful Season
By Kate MarshallThe Ooligan office has been pretty quiet the past few weeks during our summer hiatus, but that doesn’t mean press work has stopped entirely. We’ve still managed to make great progress on The Ninth Day. Since our last update, Ruth’s book has been reviewed online by Kirkus Reviews (the print version will appear in their […]
Studying the Forms: The Physical and Digital Evolution of The Ninth Day.
By Annie WhitcombHello, everyone! I hope you all have been enjoying the delightful weather summer has afforded us Portlanders. The Ninth Day has been progressing wonderfully this term, and we hope to make even more headway on this project over the next few weeks in preparation for our autumn launch. The first bit of news is that […]
New Designs for a New Season
By Annie WhitcombHappy July, everyone! The beginning of summer term marked Kate’s first week as the incoming project manager for The Ninth Day. I look forward to showing her more about the process of overseeing this book’s production and gaining a more integrated partnership with her as my fellow manager. She has been very enthusiastic in her […]