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On Those Who Cannot Read: Accommodating Children with Special Needs

By Amanda Matteo

September 2, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

On Those Who Cannot Read: Accommodating Children with Special Needs

We work at a publishing house. We look at manuscripts and produce press releases and cover designs day after day to (hopefully) publish works that we feel hold integrity and have a unique story to tell. We also love reading. We’ve probably always loved reading. It’s kind of understood, you’d assume, that those who devote […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: accommodations, disabilities, diversity, education, education reform, reading education, special needs, we need diverse books

On the Lack of Lady Lovers

By Amanda Matteo

August 26, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

On the Lack of Lady Lovers

I am not Triinu Hoffman. I never went to church; I never had a goth phase; my parents never blithely recited poetry to me in their spare time (how quaint!). I am certainly nothing like Triinu Hoffman in the overarching sense of the word. But we do have something in common, and it’s something both […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: diversity, diversity in YA, lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ, representation

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

The Children’s Book Bank: Bridging the Literacy and Diversity Gap for Local Kids

By Jordana Beh

February 3, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Children’s Book Bank: Bridging the Literacy and Diversity Gap for Local Kids

Though Portland is hailed as a literary hub, in reality, many homes don’t have books readily available. This is particularly problematic for children who need to read books and have books read to them in order to build foundational learning skills. The Children’s Book Bank (CBB) is a local nonprofit that works to bridge this […]

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: CBB, Children's Book Bank, children's book publishing, diversity, Jocelyn Beh, nonprofit

Hold the Door Open

By Alyssa Gnall amgnall

July 15, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Hold the Door Open

In theory, everyone has access to higher education and the materials it uses and produces. There are thousands of institutions to choose from, millions of people pursue a postsecondary degree every year, and President Obama just proposed a plan to eliminate the cost of community college entirely. In practice, however, there are still many hurdles […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: academia, accessibility, diversity, education, gender, MFA, publishing, race

Judging YA Books by Their Covers

By Alex Fus

July 8, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Judging YA Books by Their Covers

The mission statements of young adult fiction publishers are crammed with commitments—to promoting diversity, to fostering imagination, to supporting young readers’ developing identities—but when you scan the shelves of your local library or bookstore, what do you see? Odds are, you’re more likely to come across a book featuring a sexy vampire than a story […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, cover design, diversity, Whitewashing, YA, young adult

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