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Enemies of the People: How a small independent publisher is fighting back
Ruth Hunt speaks to Galley Beggar Press founder SAM JORDISON about publishing in the era of Amazon and Brexit

MENTION Galley Beggar Press and most people will make the connection with A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride, but there is so much more to this independent publisher, co-owned by Sam Jordison and his wife, Eloise Millar.

From the vantage point as an independent publisher, Jordison has an ideal view of the industry and the threats facing it.

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