Last winter, Ooligan students were far too busy to notice Portland’s infamous rain—-we were hard at work on one of publishing’s most demanding creative challenges: designing the cover that will grace one of Ooligan’s forthcoming titles when we send it out to greet the world. Having worked on the editorial team for Ooligan’s upcoming young […]
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Small Maneuvers Is Making Big Strides
By Alyssa Gnall
So much has happened since our last post about this book! In the intervening months, Eliot Treichel’s manuscript—A Series of Small Maneuvers—has become a real book. Winter 2015 was devoted to developing and copyediting, and we got to watch the manuscript blossom into a full-fledged powerhouse of a young adult novel. In spring, we moved […]
Judging YA Books by Their Covers
By Alex Fus
The mission statements of young adult fiction publishers are crammed with commitments—to promoting diversity, to fostering imagination, to supporting young readers’ developing identities—but when you scan the shelves of your local library or bookstore, what do you see? Odds are, you’re more likely to come across a book featuring a sexy vampire than a story […]
We Have a Title!
By Stephanie PodmoreAfter much deliberation, we finally have a set title for Eliot’s new young adult novel. I’m thrilled to announce that A Series of Small Maneuvers will be released November 1, 2015. We all agreed that this title–pulled from a crucial scene in the book—-picks up on one of the main themes, and can be applied […]
Ooligan’s New Young Adult Novel
By Stephanie PodmoreI couldn’t be more excited to announce Ooligan’s newest acquired manuscript by Close is Fine author Eliot Treichel, returning to the press for his debut novel. This time around, the short story author spent four years working on a young adult novel that incorporates his love of the outdoors. We’re calling it Wild for YA […]
Backlist to the Future: Up Nights
By William A. York
Most of us make the transition from high school to college and career without much fuss. While we may have a passing thought or two of a different life than the one laid out before us, we manage, with a kind of stumbling grace and no small amount of luck, to make the transition into […]