As a student-run press, the ebb and flow of work at Ooligan is never free from the influence of the academic calendar. As the term is winding down, tying up loose ends on the projects we’ve been working on on over past few weeks has been top priority. Of course, there will still be some things that will demand our attention over the holidays, but we are trying our best to set ourselves up for success come January. So, in short, that means that there aren’t any major updates.

Aside from our normal work, though, there are still a couple of news items to share:

Last Monday, Sean stopped by our Wax Bullet War team meeting. He told us about some of the exciting things he’s working on: art shows, an opera, teaching classes, and lining up readings around the country. He told us some stories, and we talked shop, too, trading ideas about ways to share his story leading up to the book’s release and after publication.

At the end of October, I wrote that we were assembling and mailing sales kits to all of our reps at Ingram (our distributor) prior to their spring sales conference. In mid-November, they had their conference, which is when the reps present new titles to the rest of the sales team. Last week, we received great feedback: while a lot of Ooligan’s titles have primarily regional interest, Sean’s book was pitched as one with national potential, and everyone is getting really excited about this book.

Until next time,
Laurel