Are you lost when it comes to designing social media images for your upcoming book? This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of creating basic social media images to promote your book, including the preferred image dimensions for several social media platforms.
Manager Monday
Who Are These Masked People? Going From Virtual to In-Person
By Alexandra Magel
On the first day of Fall term 2021, it rained torrentially. Oolies new and old scrambled through the slick PSU streets to find the large lecture hall that housed our first meeting. There were all the common indicators of a hectic first day: the dash to find the right rooms and buildings, new faces, new syllabi, and new procedures to learn. Many Ooligan managers were on the same footing as the newcomers: we had trained during the remote school year, and this was our first in-person class. In some regards, we were as fresh as the first-years in the program.
Ooligan Is Paying It Forward
By Ivory Fields @unicorn_bae
Publishing companies started calling for submissions from marginalized authors during the summer protests in 2020 but have done little to actually address the inequities that marginalized authors face. As a teaching press, Ooligan understands how inaccessible even the most basic publishing information is.
Why is the Library of Congress Important for Trade Publishers?
By Rachel Lantz
The Library of Congress is not only a vast, wonderful resource for the readers of the world, but it is a unique service for librarians, book vendors, and publishers to share information about newly published books.
Seven Resources Every Editor Should Know About
By Rachel Howe
The editorial department often gets asked a lot of questions about resources that editors can use when they need help on a project. We thought it would be a great idea to compile a list of resources that every editor should have in their arsenal.
How to Write an Effective Press Release
By Emma St. John @emmacathryyn
The purpose of a press release is to make news and generate publicity, and they’re an incredibly effective way to get that attention, but not if they aren’t written effectively.