Bran­di Larsen is a writer and speak­er, build­ing a more inclu­sive pub­lish­ing land­scape. She was the Keynote Speak­er for JBC’s Jew­ish Writ­ers’ Con­fer­ence and serves as Pres­i­dent Emer­i­tus for Lit­er­ary Cleve­land. Bran­di is the 2024 Writer in Res­i­dence at the William N. Skir­ball Writ­ers’ Cen­ter, Cuya­hoga Coun­ty Pub­lic Library and the co-writer of NYT-rec­om­mend­ed UNCUL­TURED: A Mem­oir, from St. Mar­t­in’s Press. She writes books, reviews, and essays and is at work on a nov­el about Jew­ish sis­ters. Brandi​Larsen​.com