When I took over this project at the end of spring term last year, I honestly could not imagine this end point: we have a finished book, reviews coming in, and several upcoming book events. It has been a long road, and yet it feels just like yesterday that my predecessor was graduating and handing me the reigns. And now, as we wrap up the marketing plan for Seven Stitches and celebrate the launch, we turn to a new manuscript. This is one of the most amazing aspects of our time at Ooligan Press. We have our hands in so many pieces of the process.
Blue Thread
Seven Stitches Pub Date and Launch Party
By Andrea McDonald
Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day, Oregon’s statehood, and … the publication of Seven Stitches! Ooligan Press is thrilled to bring you the third companion book of the Blue Thread Saga. Read more about Seven Stitches, then join us on Thursday at Another Read Through for the official launch party.
Manager Monday: SOS: Cover Design Emergency Survival Kit (Design)
By Leigh Thomas leighkaisen
By the time a reader walks by a table of newly released hardcovers or an endcap of crisp staff-pick paperbacks, each book has undergone a grooming process to become the package it presents. A good book cover grabs attention and gives its potential reader a sense of the story inside. But just as a book’s […]
Marketing, That Intangible Beast
By Julie Swearingen
We’ve started the fall term at Ooligan, and although many of us worked on projects regarding Seven Stitches over the summer, we are back at full speed, hurtling towards publication date. Here’s a little recap of where we are: the manuscript has been through all necessary editing; the cover has been designed (several covers, actually); […]
You Mean We Need A Cover for This Book?!
By Julie Swearingen
First, allow me to introduce myself: as the new project manager for Seven Stitches, I have taken over for Alyssa Gnall and have a large role to fill. As part of the Seven Stitches team for the last two terms, I’ve been working with a talented group, and moving into the managerial role is exciting […]
A Jewish Editor Edits a Jewish YA Novel
By Emily Goldman
As a soon-to-be graduate of the Master’s in Book Publishing program, a budding editor, and a Jewish person born and raised, I have had the pleasure of working on Ruth Tenzer Feldman’s upcoming YA novel, Seven Stitches. Like her previous two books, Judaism and the protagonist’s Jewish identity and heritage play a central role in […]