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How BookTok Made Me Fall in Love with YA Fiction

By Sarah Bradley

February 4, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

How BookTok Made Me Fall in Love with YA Fiction

While TikTok has been utilized by publishers, authors, and bookstores, I have found that most of my BookTok book recommendations have come from laypeople or avid readers who love books but do not have any vested interest in book sales.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: book recommendations, booktok, Gen Z, Marketing, Social Media, tiktok, ya fiction

Author Representation in the Popular “Sick Lit” Genre

By Rachael Renz @booksforbrunch_

October 13, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Author Representation in the Popular “Sick Lit” Genre

I think that honest representation makes marketing a book easy because the novel speaks for itself. Authors need to write their own stories, and I hope in the future they are represented and supported by publishers so that these stories—the ones with honesty and vulnerability—can reach the young adults who need it.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: sick lit, YA, ya fiction, young adult

Cover Briefs and the Process of Writing the Cover Brief for Sleeping in My Jeans

By Michelle Zhang

December 27, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Cover Briefs and the Process of Writing the Cover Brief for Sleeping in My Jeans

Questions asked in the process of writing a cover brief for Sleeping in My Jeans: How should the cover of a young adult/suspense novel look? What should be on the cover to represent homelessness, hope, and the bond of sisters? Is the design going to be realistic or abstract?

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: book design, Color Palette, Connie King Leonard, Cover Brief, Cover Brief Guidelines, Cover briefs in relation to other covers, cover design, cover trends, Designers, Genre trends, Key Visual Elements, Minor Visual Elements, Sleeping in My Jeans, ya fiction, young adult covers

Karelia at The Golden Crown Literary Conference

By Caitlin Waite

August 20, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Karelia at The Golden Crown Literary Conference

This post is the story of my day at the Golden Crown Literary Society’s conference in Jantzen Beach, where I met several new people, picked up a new book, and got to listen to Karelia Stetz-Waters speak as part of a panel. I arrived at the Red Lion Hotel about fifteen minutes early to hear […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: D. Jordan, Golden crown literary conference, JD Glass, Karelia Stetz-Waters, lesbian literature, Nell Stark, ya fiction

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