Portland State Magazine Fall 2015

20 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE FALL 2015 process,” Gaterud says. “We don’t have to develop a romance line to pay the bills.” The practical lessons and skill-building opportunities available through the press are leading to success in the post- grad world: 93 percent of graduates in the past five years have found work in publishing or are using their publishing skills in a different industry. “We’ve always just tried things and been experimental, and it’s paid off,” says Gaterud. “But I think it’s only something that could happen at Portland State.”  Bess Pallares is a PSU book publishing student and a graduate assistant in the Office of University Communications. A Series of Small Maneuvers: Making it out of the wilderness is just the beginning for 15-year-old Emma, who must confront her guilt and grief after inadvertently causing an accident that kills her father during a canoe trip that was meant to bring them closer. This book is scheduled for release in November. Untangle the Knot: This collection of personal essays by 26 authors discusses societal and cultural issues directly related to queer communities, particularly topics largely ignored in the mainstream discourse about marriage equality, such as definitions of family or even holding hands in Wyoming. Released in February 2015. A Series of Small Maneuvers: Making it out f the wilderness is just the beginning for 15-year-old Emma, who must confront her guilt and grief after inadvertently causing an accident that kills her father during a canoe trip that was meant to bring them closer. This book is scheduled for release in November. Untangle the Knot: This collection of personal essays by 26 authors discusses societal and cultural issues directly related to queer communities, particularly topics largely ignored in the mainstream discourse about marriage equality, such as definitions of family or even holding hands in Wyoming. Released in February 2015. “That said,” Lothian adds, “I feel that many— A Series of Small Maneuvers and The Ghosts Who Travel with Me —deserved national attention and marketing. Having just read A Series of Small Maneuvers , I found it a wonderful, heartfelt story and recommend it highly to all my accounts.” THE BOOKS Ooligan publishes are chosen by all who make up the press, usually about 60 master’s students. The students consider a manuscript’s quality, how well it fits with the backlist and its marketability. Thanks to the press’s status as a nonprofit, students can select the best book to fit Ooligan’s mission, and in a sense pick their own homework for the coming year. “We’re looking for good content that can teach good lessons in the The Ghosts Who Travel With Me: A lesbian, feminist writer retraces Richard Brautigan’s steps in Trout Fishing in America . She explores the roots of her deep connection to Brautigan’s famous novel while examining how the influences in our lives intertwine to make us who we are. Released in June 2015. Ricochet River: This young adult novel is a classic coming-of-age tale set in a fictional Oregon town in the late 1960s. The river rushing past town links three teenage friends with their pasts, their plans and the world beyond. The best-selling novel was revised by author Robin Cody and rereleased by Ooligan in 2005. Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before: Set in 1990s Oregon against the backdrop of Ballot Measure 9—which would prohibit state government from promoting “abnormal” sexual behaviors including homosexuality—teenager Triinu Hoffman copes with growing up, fitting in and accepting herself for who she truly is. A young adult novel released in October 2014.