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📙 Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays is available for order now!
🗨️ Comment below your favorite essay in the book!

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May 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Get your signed copy of CEKPA at Powell's Books while it's available!

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Cekpa Book with a signed authograph from author Leah Altman.
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Cekpa Launch Party at Literary Arts is TONIGHT!

Starting 6pm!

Unboxing Cekpa: youtu.be/ShqnJMxg7PU?...

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Cekpa Book Unboxing with Leah Altman
CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS launches November 11, 2025! Born Baby Girl Black Feather, Leah Altman was removed from her tribal community through placement by the Indian Child Welfare Act…
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November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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✨ PREORDER NOW ✨
CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS is almost here. Leah Altman stitches together memory, culture, and survival with the precision of beadwork. CEKPA is not just a memoir—it’s a reclamation.

#CekpaMemoir #BeadedEssays #IndigenousAuthor #MemoirSpotlight #PreorderNow #OwnVoices
Photo of author, Leah Altman, sitting calmly. Text reads: "CEKPA: A Memoir in Beaded Essays." Release date: Nov 11, 2025. Pre-order now. "For Leah Altman, growing up as an adoptee outside of her culture meant growing up without her cekpa, the Lakota connection to family and homeland. "
August 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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For our patron who requested "Non fiction written by an Indigenous author, preferably PNW or SW USA (AZ)", we suggest Leah Altman's Cekpa: a Memoir in Beaded Essays. #AskALibrarian
Cekpa — Multnomah County Library
Cekpa — Altman, Leah, — "Born "Baby Girl Blackfeather," Leah Altman was separated from her birth family through placement by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) to be adopted and raised by a family in...
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March 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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CEKPA is officially launching November 11, 2025 at Literary Arts! Come join us and author Leah Altman to learn more about her writing process and the creation of CEKPA!

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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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✨ Book Launch Alert! ✨
Join us at 6 p.m. on November 11 at the Literary Arts Bookstore to celebrate the release of CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS by Leah Altman—a powerful exploration of identity, family, and storytelling.

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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Heads up! CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS is almost here. It's bold, intimate, and stitched together with care. This is about survival, family, culture, and all that's in between.

Preorder it now and be one of the first to read when it drops November 11, 2025!

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Promotional graphic for CEKPA: A Memoir in Beaded Essays by Leah Altman. The book cover, featuring a beadwork-inspired geometric design in pink, blue, orange, and purple, appears against a teal background. Surrounding the cover are bead art illustrations of a heart and a spider. White rounded text bubbles read “Coming Soon!” and “Preorder Today!” The Ooligan Press logo is displayed at the bottom.
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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📍 ÇEKPA önü

“Gerçekleri bilmeye hakkımız var” diyerek;
Belediye Başkan Yardımcımız, İlçe Başkanımız,
Meclis Üyelerimiz, Ana Kademe yöneticilerimiz,
Kadın Kollarımız ve Gençlik Kollarımız ile birlikte broşür çalışmamızı gerçekleştirdik.
December 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Friendly reminder: CEKPA by Leah Altman is available for preorder now!
This powerful debut drops November 11, 2025!
Don't miss it!

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November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Get ready for a book launch! We’re so excited to finally celebrate CEKPA’s debut! Come out and support local PNW authors and Native American stories, happening November 11, 2025 at Literary Arts!

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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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And that's a wrap! CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS is officially out and available for order! You can purchase your copy today directly through Ooligan's site or get a signed copy at Powell's Books. Don't forget to leave a review!

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Author Leah Altman with Ooligan staff, speaking on her new book at Literary Arts.
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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You’re invited to celebrate a huge milestone with author Leah Altman! Her new book is launching November 11, 2025 at Literary Arts, 6 p.m.! Don’t miss out!

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November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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My story is stitched with memory.
Each essay in CEKPA is a bead—sharp, beautiful, necessary.
🧵 CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS
📚 By Leah Altman
🗓️ Coming November 11, 2025
🌐 Preorder now
#CEKPA #BeadedMemoir #NativeWriters #TransracialAdoptee #LeahAltman #IndigenousLiterature #EssayCollection
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August 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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✨ PREORDER NOW ✨
CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS is almost here. Leah Altman stitches together memory, culture, and survival with the precision of beadwork. CEKPA is not just a memoir—it’s a reclamation. A love letter to family, a confrontation with silence, and an offering of beauty.
#CekpaMemoir
Photo of author, Leah Altman, sitting calmly. Text reads: "CEKPA: A Memoir in Beaded Essays." Release date: Nov 11, 2025. Pre-order now. "For Leah Altman, growing up as an adoptee outside of her culture meant growing up without her cekpa, the Lakota connection to family and homeland. "
August 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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What does it mean to reclaim your name, your language, or your story?
In CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS, Leah Altman threads together her journey as a Lakota and Persian adoptee through a series of powerful, lyrical essays.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Slide 5: Excerpt from the essay, “Hemblecha” in (published in Cekpa and featured in Oregon Humanities). Text: “That’s the thing about fear—it doesn’t always make sense. It's not always linear.” Slide 6: An excerpt from Leah Altman’s interview with Foreword Reviews, where she discusses the life-saving power of sharing one’s story through art. Slide 7: Final slide showing the book cover of Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays by Leah Altman. Text: “A memoir that stays with you. Read the reviews. Discover Cekpa. Share your favorite essay. Link in description below.
May 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Ooligan Press Presents CEKPA: A Memoir of Beaded Essays By Leah Altman.

Available November 11, 2025
Pinkish background with a faded orange beaded heart in the background and diamonds along the border. Book cover sits in the middle next to Leah Altman's portrait. "Ooligan Press Presents CEKPA a Memoir of Beased Essays by Leah ALtman November 11, 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Cekpa – Memoir Interior Layout and Book Design

After designing the galley for Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays by Leah Altman, I was selected to design the final interior. I was excited to do my first full interior for Ooligan Press, and I knew it would be a lot more involved than the galley.…
Cekpa – Memoir Interior Layout and Book Design
After designing the galley for Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays by Leah Altman, I was selected to design the final interior. I was excited to do my first full interior for Ooligan Press, and I knew it would be a lot more involved than the galley. There were a lot of things the final interior needed that the galley didn't, like widow/orphan control. There were also several elements to the text of this book that would take some extra design finesse: poetry, bulleted lists, numbered lists, numbered lists with paragraphs within some of the items, text messages, quoted source material, vignettes, and the text reproduction of a funeral program.
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April 20, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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FOREWORD REVIEWS Interview —https://www.forewordreviews.com/articles/article/reviewer-rebecca-foster-interviews-leah-altman-author-of-cekpa-a-memoir-in-beaded-essays/

✨A special thanks to all the reviewers and publications for engaging with this work ✨
Reviewer Rebecca Foster Interviews Leah Altman, Author of Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays
At this precarious moment in our planet’s life-as-we-know-it, ironic to think that the Indigenous peoples our European ancestors booted off this land hold the knowledge that we’ll need to survive. To…
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May 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Mark your calenders! Leah Altman's CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS launch event is taking place on November 11, at 6 p.m. at Literary Arts! Come and celebrate!
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The poster features the book cover on the left, showing beadwork-inspired designs and patterns, and a photo of Leah Altman sitting cross-legged on a stool on the right. Text reads: ‘Launch Event! CEKPA: A Memoir in Beaded Essays. Written by Leah Altman. 11 November 2025, 6 pm! Literary Arts, 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, Oregon 97214.’ The design includes colorful beaded heart motifs and a central blue beaded pattern.
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Cekpa
Leah Altman reflects on revolutionary decolonization, ownership, and power.
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February 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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What is the difference between designing a galley and a full book interior?

Check out our latest post on the Ooligan blog by Chrys Buckley:
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Cekpa galley cover designed by Alexandra Devon.
Book Galleys vs. Full Interiors
At Ooligan Press, we have two main stages in the publishing process that involve creating interior layouts for print books (not EPUBs): the galley and the final book interior. For our title Cekpa (launched in November of 2025), I had the opportunity to design both versions of the interior, and they were different processes. I wanted to take a moment to demystify what goes into each.
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May 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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📖 READ MORE:
FOREWORD REVIEWS — www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/cekpa/ Library Journal — www.libraryjournal.com/review/cekpa...
THE BOOKMONGER — discoverourcoast.com/2026/03/25/t...
Review of Cekpa
Cekpa: Leah Altman’s bold memoir-in-essays is about reclaiming her Native American identity after a transracial adoption and traumatic upbringing. Following the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, the…
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May 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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⭐ THE REVIEWS ARE IN ⭐
CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS continues to receive powerful recognition across literary & cultural publications.
From reflections on resilience and form to explorations of identity, memory, and return, these reviews speak to the incredible impact of Leah Altman’s work.
Slide 1: Title slide for a review carousel. Text: "The reviews are in for Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays by Leah Altman." The design uses a postage stamp motif with small wildflower stamps in the corners. Slide 2: A postage stamp frame against a background of teal, blue, and orange horizontal stripes, introducing the first review by Rebecca Foster of Foreword Reviews, describing Cekpa as a “bold” and “raw” memoir about reclaiming Native American identity after transracial adoption. Slide 3: Second review from Gina Elia at Library Journal, calling the book a powerful addition to Indigenous identity collections. Slide 4: Third review from Barbara Lloyd McMichael of Discover Our Coast’s The Bookmonger, reflecting on the “quest” for identity in Cekpa.
May 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM