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diversity in publishing

Conscious Book Design: How to Decrease Harmful Practices and Embrace Diversity

By Denise Morales Soto @dmoralessoto

February 10, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Conscious Book Design: How to Decrease Harmful Practices and Embrace Diversity

There is an ongoing conversation about conscious editing and how important it is to making great inclusive stories. I would be the first to tell you how crucial it is for books to be edited consciously, as it increases the accuracy and the quality of a book and helps it appeal to a wider audience—something that is very important in publishing. But that is not the only area in book production that has so much to gain from conscious practices, diversity, and different perspectives—design can also benefit from these things.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: awareness, book, book covers, Design, diverse books, diversity, diversity in publishing, graphic design, publishing, we need diverse books, WNDB

What Is a Sensitivity Reader, and Why Do You Need One?

By Madison Schultz

November 14, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

What Is a Sensitivity Reader, and Why Do You Need One?

Although editors, copyeditors, and proofreaders are expected to flag problematic portrayals and instances of biased language, they, like the author, can’t know what they don’t know. Publishers hire sensitivity readers who share lived experience with certain characters or situations to ensure the portrayal is accurate and presented in an unbiased way.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: authenticity check, diversity in publishing, Editing, ownvoices, sensitivity read, sensitivity reader

An Interview with Connie King Leonard

By Kristen Ludwigsen

March 15, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

An Interview with Connie King Leonard

Connie King Leonard is the author of Sleeping in My Jeans, a YA novel about a teen girl who has to live out of her car with her mother and young sister. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Connie to discuss what inspired her to write a book about being homeless, what message she hopes it will send, and the unique protagonist at the center of it all—Mattie Rollins.

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: biracial, Connie King Leonard, diversity in publishing, domestic violence, Eugene, eugene public library, homeless, houseless, interview, Local, mixed heritage, mixed race, November, ooligan press, Oregon, Oregon Authors, pdx, people of color, Portland, Portland State, PSU, racism, Seven Stitches, single mother, single parent, sisters, Sleeping in My Jeans, university of oregon, Willamette Writers, young adult

Lack of Body Diversity in Young Adult Literature

By Alyssa Hanchar

March 30, 2016 by OoliganPress 1 Comment

Lack of Body Diversity in Young Adult Literature

According to my Goodreads account, I’ve read approximately 240 books, most of which were young adult literature. One of the broadest genres, YA covers a lot of ground. So why is it so hard to find a plus-sized protagonist? I’ve been overweight most of my life, and I’ve searched through all the book racks for […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: body diversity, body image, body positivity, diversity in publishing, Keeping the Moon, publishing, Sarah Dessen

Diversifying My Reading in 2015

By Emily Goldman

March 7, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Diversifying My Reading in 2015

Diversity is a never-ending conversation within the publishing industry. I say never-ending because, despite the repeated conversations about the importance of representation within books, as well as the diversity of authors published and books reviewed by various media outlets, the industry continues to be slow to institute real change addressing the glaring lack of representation […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Alive and Narrating, authors of color, diversity, diversity in publishing, K. Tempest Bradford, Ooligan

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