This is a set of interviews conducted by Dr. Judith Fathallah in the context of the 2023 research report "Governing Scholar-Led OA Book Publishers: Values, Practices, Barriers", with the kind assistance of the following interviewees: François van Schalkwyk, Director of African Minds Joe Deville, Co-Founder of Mattering Press Jeff Pooley, Director of mediastudies.press Mercedes Bunz, Co-Founder of meson press Alessandra Tosi, Co-Director of Open Book Publishers Eileen Joy, Co-Director of punctum books.