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Behind the Scenes with Ooligan Press at the Portland Book Festival

By Kristen Ludwigsen @kludlitup

March 25, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Behind the Scenes with Ooligan Press at the Portland Book Festival

The Portland Book Festival, formerly known as Wordstock, is Oregon’s biggest literary event of the year, featuring panels, vendors, speakers, and lots and lots of books. Every November, the day-long event attracts authors and publishers from near and far, and last fall, Ooligan Press was proud to be included yet again. The festival drew its […]

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Backlist to the Future: Dreams of the West

By Tyler Mathieson

November 14, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Backlist to the Future: Dreams of the West

With the release date of Ooligan’s upcoming book, tentatively titled Mastersounds, quickly approaching, we prepare to once again look at how our cultural history has shaped this place we call home. Mastersounds will show the rich history of jazz throughout the Pacific Northwest with a specific focus on Seattle and Portland. This new text, written […]

Filed Under: Backlist to the Future Tagged With: Backlist to the Future, CCBA, Chinese, Dreams of the West, history, jazz, Lynn Darroch, Mastersounds, oregon historical society, Pacific NW, Portland, Seattle

From Jackie O. to Flower Child

By Kate Marshall

November 19, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

From Jackie O. to Flower Child

On Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a reading for Ruth Tenzer Feldman’s just-released title The Ninth Day at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton. The Ninth Day is Ooligan’s most recent publication and is a companion novel to the Oregon Book Award-winning novel Blue Thread. As the current project manager for […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Blue Thread, Free Speech Movement, historical fiction, Holiday Cheer Author Celebration, Ooligan at large, Oregon Book Award, oregon historical society, Powell’s Books, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, The Ninth Day, time travel, young adult

Tracking Down an Ooligan Alum

By Marco España

November 4, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Tracking Down an Ooligan Alum

Last week, I got a chance to have a conversation with the author of a brand-new YA novel that hit shelves in October. This book comes courtesy of a familiar name in the program—Cory Wheeler Mimms, who graduated last winter, had his first novel released through Craigmore Creations, the Portland-based independent publisher that he has […]

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: alumni, Appalachian Trail, Brian David Smith, Cory Wheeler Mimms, Craigmore Creations, interview, Kirkus Reviews, oregon historical society, Portland, Publisher's Weekly, Tennessee Valley, Trailing Tennessee, Urban Wild, YA

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