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Sleeping in My Jeans

Happy Book Birthday

By Jasmine Gower

June 21, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Happy Book Birthday

While part of the goal of a launch party is, of course, to commemorate all of the hard work of the author and the publishing team, these parties are also a marketing opportunity, and customizing the party to match the content of the book is a key element of that.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: book birthday, book launch, Book release, Connie King Leonard, publishing, Sleeping in My Jeans

Gendered Book Covers and Why Boys Read Less than Girls

By Sydnee Chesley

February 1, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Gendered Book Covers and Why Boys Read Less than Girls

In 2016, Scholastic conducted a survey on over two thousand US children ages six to seventeen and found that when it came to reading, boys generally do not like it as much as girls do.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: book covers, children, Design, fantasy, gender stereotypes, High School, homelessness, Ooligan, Scholastic, sci-fi, sexism, Sleeping in My Jeans, The Raven Boys, Warcross, YA, young adult

Exploring Video Games and Interactive Media in Publishing

By Faith Muñoz @fmunoz247

November 7, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Exploring Video Games and Interactive Media in Publishing

A whole generation of children is learning to read from a screen rather than a book. What could this mean for the future of the publishing industry? For one, it means we can no longer ignore the influence of ereaders, audiobooks, interactive reading apps, and video games on future and current readers.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: app, audiobooks, digital, eBooks, ereader, interactive media, publishing, Sleeping in My Jeans, video games

The Role of Empathy in YA

By Jasmine Gower

October 17, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Role of Empathy in YA

Empathy is not so much feeling something about a character, but feeling something with a character. It is not only being sorry for a character when they struggle and happy when they succeed—it’s about the reader experiencing those trials and victories as if they were their own. And when those trials and victories are rooted in immediate real-world issues, there’s more at stake than well-written characterization.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: characterization, Connie King Leonard, empathy, Eugene, homelessness, Portland, Sleeping in My Jeans, YA, young adult

Sleeping in My Jeans Changes Hands

By Mackenzie Deater

May 9, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Sleeping in My Jeans Changes Hands

Spring term is the time for new managers, and what’s interesting is that each new project manager will be taking on a project in a different stage from all of the other book projects. On the Sleeping in My Jeans team, new project manager Monique Vieu will be taking the helm just as our marketing strategy really kicks in.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: changing hands, galleys, Launch Event, Marketing, new leadership, new management, project manager, review requests, sales, Sleeping in My Jeans, transition

An Interview with Connie King Leonard

By Kristen Ludwigsen

March 15, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

An Interview with Connie King Leonard

Connie King Leonard is the author of Sleeping in My Jeans, a YA novel about a teen girl who has to live out of her car with her mother and young sister. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Connie to discuss what inspired her to write a book about being homeless, what message she hopes it will send, and the unique protagonist at the center of it all—Mattie Rollins.

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: biracial, Connie King Leonard, diversity in publishing, domestic violence, Eugene, eugene public library, homeless, houseless, interview, Local, mixed heritage, mixed race, November, ooligan press, Oregon, Oregon Authors, pdx, people of color, Portland, Portland State, PSU, racism, Seven Stitches, single mother, single parent, sisters, Sleeping in My Jeans, university of oregon, Willamette Writers, young adult

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