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E.L. James

Tied Up in Fifty Shades of Grey

By Scott MacDonald

September 21, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Tied Up in Fifty Shades of Grey

During my time in the book publishing program, I’ve forcibly read genres and specific books that I otherwise would not have touched with a ten-foot pole. Much like anyone, I have my own stomping grounds in the world of literature, and that naturally excludes some genres. This is detrimental because the odds are not in […]

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Yes, You can Sign an e-Book, but Why?

By Mary Presnell

October 28, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Yes, You can Sign an e-Book, but Why?

One of the great things about Portland is the constant flow of amazing author readings and signings. I recently attended a Jasper Fforde reading hosted by Powell’s Books. The reading was for a fantasy book by Fforde; the publisher also made available the newest book in his Eyre Affair series two weeks before the paperback’s […]

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Summer Reading List Part Three: Books You Should Not Be Reading This Summer

By Rebekah Hunt

August 22, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

In view of the spectacular success of my first two summer reading list blogs (we’re talking Facebook likes in the upper threes, people), I feel I would be remiss in not cramming one more in before the back to school sales end and the leaves start to change. You people seem to love when I […]

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