This Mastering Publishing episode profiles Valerie Brandes, a former City Publishing MA student who founded Jacaranda Books, an independent publishing house dedicated to promoting and celebrating brilliant diverse literature. Join host Emilie-Rose Ledeme as she chats with Valerie about her time at City and how the award-winning Jacaranda Books continues to create space on the bookshelf for a vast variety of ideas and writers.

This episode was created by Aastha Agrawal, Jose Carrillo Ruiz, Emelie-Rose Ledeme, and Hannah Shakespeare. The Mastering Publishing logo was designed by former City student Mitch Collett. The music was composed and performed by Max Teesdale.

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