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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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