“Have you seen the indoor pool?” Matt Starr asks. The founder of Dream Baby Press, Starr made a name for himself via Perverted Book Club, a New York City literary reading series held at amusing, lowbrow venues like a three-story Burger King, a train-station Sbarro, and the cruising spot Blue Door Video. But Starr is also a key member of the Substack elite, the man behind one of the most popular newsletters on the publishing platform, which positions itself as the future of media. And…

