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Announcing THE STEP BACK by J.T. Bushnell

By Hazel Wright

September 28, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Announcing THE STEP BACK by J.T. Bushnell

Told with breathtaking imagery and imbued with compassion, THE STEP BACK examines the loneliness that sometimes accompanies the transition from adolescence to adulthood, which can take a true reckoning to overcome.

Filed Under: Acquisitions Announcement, Inside Ooligan, Manager Monday, Start to Finish Tagged With: California, coming-of-age, debut author, literary fiction, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, spring release, The Step Back

The Indie Presses of Portland

By Dani Nicholson @danielluhh72

September 18, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Indie Presses of Portland

In Portland, there’s an independent press for every sort of project you can imagine. More importantly, each press has a unique mission statement that will help you, the writer, find the best match for your personal and creative goals. Let this guide to local indie publishing houses help you decide where to submit your next piece.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Burnside Review, creativity, Forest Avenue Press, Future Tense Books, independent presses, independent publishers, indie presses, Indie Publishers, inspired, Microcosm Publishing, Oregon, Overcup Press, Pacific Northwest, pdx, Perfect Day Publishing, Portland, Portland presses, publishing, Small Presses, Tin House Books, writing

What’s All the Hullabaloo?: A Perspective on Trigger Warnings

By Maegan O'Brion

May 10, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

What’s All the Hullabaloo?: A Perspective on Trigger Warnings

Do we, the storytellers, have a responsibility to warn our audience about subject matter that could cause that kind of distress? That’s right. I’m talking about trigger warnings.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: accessibility, books, Controversy, disability, Entertainment, mental health, mental illness, Ooligan, Pacific Northwest, Perspective, Recovery, Trigger Warnings, writing

Books, Beer, and Bettering a Manuscript: How Ooligan Press Brews a Bestseller

By Kelly Hogan

December 24, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Books, Beer, and Bettering a Manuscript: How Ooligan Press Brews a Bestseller

Ooligan Press, local author Jeff Alworth, and the Craft Brew Alliance have teamed up to bring you Ooligan’s next title: The Widmer Way: How Two Brothers Led Portland’s Craft Beer Revolution. The book, out March 26, explores the rise of Portland’s own beer titans: Kurt and Rob Widmer.

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: 35th anniversary, anniversary, beer, biography, Business, coming soon, craft beer, craft brew, gift book, Hefe, Hefeweizen, Local, local author, local brew, local brewpub, local business, local press, Manager Monday, new book, new title, nonfiction, Ooligan introduces, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Northwest beer, PDX local, PNW, PNW beer, Portland local, S2F, spring book, start to finish, upcoming title, Widmer, Widmer Way

Book Sales, Or Math for English Majors

By Grace Evans @gracemalizia

May 28, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Book Sales, Or Math for English Majors

Sit in a room full of English majors long enough, and you’ll eventually hear someone groan, “Ugh… math.” The topic may be differential calculus or how to split the tab, but the sentiment is always the same. Why, the lover of words bemoans, do we have to take a break from talking about books to do things with numbers?

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Authors, book sales, distribution, Local, math, Montana, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Portland, press, publishing, readings, royalties, sales, small press, spreadsheets, Washington, writers

50 Hikes Photo Contest: Win a Wearable Sleeping Bag from Poler!

By Ooligan Press

May 18, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

50 Hikes Photo Contest: Win a Wearable Sleeping Bag from Poler!

Ooligan Press is holding a photo contest to spread the word about our new book, 50 Hikes in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests. After hitting the trail, share your beautiful hiking photos with us for a chance to win a Napsack wearable sleeping bag from Poler. Can’t decide which hike to go on? Pick up a copy of 50 Hikes online or at a bookstore near you. See the rules below to find out how to enter.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: 50 Hikes, clatsop state forest, contest, hiking, Outdoors, Pacific Northwest, poler, tillamook state forest

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