Home Work Podcast

Synopsis: Ben Leroy, founder of Bleak House Publishing and Tyrus Books, discusses the trials and tribulations of starting a small publisher in the midst of a recession, the difficulty of publishing 12 books a year out of hundreds of submissions, the print vs. digital divide, and the ever increasing incidents of mob outrage on social media.

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Duration: 65:04

Present: Harry C. Marks, Ben LeRoy

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Download: Episode S3E4: Ben LeRoy of Tyrus Books