Reading Frenzy in North Portland is a must-visit stop on any literary tour of the city. Part bookseller, part art gallery, host to lively and stimulating literary events that showcase celebrated local authors and illustrators, the store is a haven for book, graphic art, and zine connoisseurs. Here, the owner provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look […]
Reading Frenzy
The End of One Project, The Continuation of Another.
By Sarah HaleAs the editors at CALYX continue to make their selections for the anthology (we now have 3 authors locked in!), here at Ooligan we are finishing up the first draft of our marketing plan. The ideas that we’ve been generating these first few weeks have been very exciting, and we’re all eager to get started […]
Lessons from Wordstock 2013
By M.F. Corwin
For more than a decade Wordstock has supported the local literary community by hosting workshops, author readings, and the ever-dazzling book fair, where publishers large and small (such as yours truly) can interact with readers and aspiring authors alike. As vendors at this year’s festival, we particularly enjoyed speaking with everyone who came by our […]