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Neil Gaiman

To Read or To Reread—There Is No Question

By Jessica Clark

August 8, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

To Read or To Reread—There Is No Question

My “To Be Read” pile has grown alarmingly since I joined the Book Publishing program and Ooligan Press. Between the required reading, the recommended reading (that is really more required than not), and my fun reading, I really don’t have the time to reread anything. Rereading a book is a guilty pleasure that I cannot […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Comforting routines, Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere, Reading, Rereading

Independent Bookstore Day Is Back!

By Pam Wells wellsworld

April 29, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Independent Bookstore Day Is Back!

Bookstores in Portland and beyond will celebrate the second Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) on Saturday, April 30, with special events and nifty literary merchandise. The day highlights a growing momentum of support among readers and writers for independent booksellers all over the country. And there’s no bigger fan than Portland writer Ruth Tenzer Feldman, author […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Ann Patchett, Annie Bloom's, Anthony Bourdain, bookstore, bookstore cats, Broadway Books, coloring book, Curious George, indie bookstore, Lauren Goff, Neil Gaiman, paperbacks, Portland, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, tea towels

Red Pens and Retcons: Changing Readers’ Experiences

By Julia Skillin

March 21, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Red Pens and Retcons: Changing Readers’ Experiences

There are so many things I want to talk about, and they all revolve around the question of ownership of stories and the idea of author/reader interaction. When a story has entered popular culture, how much right does the author have to do exactly what they want with the characters they created, and how much […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: American Gods, author's preferred text, Editing, fan fiction, George R. R. Martin, J.K. Rowling, Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman, Raymond Carver, Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars, Stephen King, The Stand

Happy Halloween!

By Robyn Best

October 31, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, my fiendish, book-loving friends! Today is a special day. In fact, today may be my favorite day. Today is All Hallow’s Eve. Most of you might think today is about monsters, candy, and outright creepiness, but I like to think of this macabre holiday in a different light. So let me begin again: […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: All Hallow's Eve, Ann Rice, Arthur Dent, Bertie Botts, Broadway, Carrie, characters, Coraline, costume, douglas adams, Edgar Allen Poe, goosebumps, halloween, Interview With a Vampire, Jelly Belly, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, Stephen King, Suzanne Collins, The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hunger Games, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving, Where's Waldo, Willy Wonka, YA

Authors Lend a Helping Hand

By Roberta Kelley

October 22, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Authors Lend a Helping Hand

It is common knowledge that independent bookstores have been struggling to stay in business. Studies have shown that fewer and fewer people are actually finding books in bookstores. With the rise of e-books and bookselling websites, readers are finding it more convenient to order books from the comfort of their own homes than to browse […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: amazon, Authors, book selling, bookstores, Business, e-books, Independent Bookstores, Indies First, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, promotion, Richard Russo, sherman alexie, Small Business Saturday, Stephen King

Kill Your Adjectives: Writing Tips from Writers

By Rebekah Hunt

June 3, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

We all know how to write. Or, rather, we all know the mechanical process of forming the written version of speech. We know how to pick up a pen and make the letter shapes, or sit in front of a computer and press the letter keys. We have spelling and grammar checks built in to […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: adjectives, Authors, David Ogilvy, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood, Mark Twain, Neil Gaiman, tips, writing

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