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Tin House

Word-of-Mouth and The Adulterants

By Emily Frantz @Youngestelf

September 24, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Word-of-Mouth and The Adulterants

On the surface, The Adulterants is a dry, witty, coming-of-age story about a manchild. But manchildren aren’t going to buy the book for themselves. They probably wouldn’t ever walk into a bookstore of their own volition, and they certainly wouldn’t openly identify themselves as a manchild in need of self-reflection. Instead, Tin House targeted the people in their lives who wanted to intervene before it was too late.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: audience, Joe Dunthorne, non-readers, publishing campaign, selling books, Social Media, The Adulterants, Tin House, unconventional advertising, word of mouth

Tin House Editor Tony Perez on the Editorial Process

By Nada Sewidan

July 12, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Tin House Editor Tony Perez on the Editorial Process

Tony Perez, acquiring editor at Tin House, talks through his editorial process: from first acquiring a manuscript, to developing, editing, and eventually publishing it. Perez touches on the hardest parts of the editorial process, the not-so-glamorous takes of an editor—negotiating his daily tasks and tight deadlines, the late night panicked emails, and the back and forth. He likens it to putting out a series of small fires. But he also explains the moments that make it worth it, from his team at Tin House and his relationships with writers, to obtaining the right manuscript and seeing its potential realized.

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: editor, editorial, interview, Tin House

Interview with Tin House Publicity Manager Sabrina Wise

By Nada Sewidan

January 18, 2017 by Digital Content Leave a Comment

Interview with Tin House Publicity Manager Sabrina Wise

Sabrina Wise, publicity manager at Tin House, explains how her work is similar to “literary matchmaking,” connecting the right book to the appropriate audience. Her days consist of crafting pitches, communicating with her in-house team, and searching for a potential audience to help authors build their platform. For anyone who has ever wondered about the […]

Filed Under: Interview, Publishing Tagged With: interview, manager, publicity, Tin House

Wordstock 2015: Talking About Books

By Margaret Henry

November 25, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Wordstock 2015: Talking About Books

On an early November morning, I awoke eager to divide my day working for Literary Arts in the morning and Ooligan Press in the afternoon. After a quiet MAX ride, I made my way to the lobby of the Portland Art Museum’s historic Mark Building, where I found two other Wordstock volunteers awaiting instructions. Wordstock […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: A Series of Small Maneuvers, Allison Green, Blue Thread, book fair, books, Eliot Treichel, festival, Literary Arts, literature, ooligan press, Portland, Portland Art Museum, publishers, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, The Ghosts Who Travel With Me, The Portland Red Guide, Tin House, Wordstock, workshops, writer events, writers

An Internship at Late Night Library

By Paige O’Rourke

October 15, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

An Internship at Late Night Library

Late Night Library. I immediately liked something about the name. Perhaps it was the notion of a library—evoking a sense of community, egalitarianism, a quiet coziness—that first grabbed my attention. Or maybe it was something about this concept combined with the term “late night”—the continuation of the literary quest while all the rest of the […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: book selling, Dog-Eared and Dispatched, Editing, Fiction Writers Review, Freshman Reading List, internships, late night library, Marketing, New York City, ooligan press, podcast, poets, Portland, publishing, Read This Book, the Late Night Interview, The Rookie Report, Tin House, writers

Lessons from Wordstock 2013

By M.F. Corwin

October 8, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Lessons from Wordstock 2013

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 […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: author-readings, Big 5 Publishers, book fair, Close is Fine, Eliot Treichel, Marketing, ooligan press, Oregon Convention Center, Reading Frenzy, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, Small Publishers, The Ninth Day, Tin House, Wordstock, workshops

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