Lunch and Learn – Authors and Entrepreneurs: Black Self-Publishers in New England

Virtual Presentation!

Bryan Sinche, Professor of English and department chair at the University of Hartford, is the author of the new book Published by the Author: Self-Publication in Nineteenth-Century African American Literature. The book focuses on 19^th century writers who used self-publication to bypass white gatekeepers and editors and share unique stories that address the social, political, and economic realities of Black life in the United States.

Join us for a virtual presentation, as Bryan discusses how self-publishers created and sold their books and highlights the stories of two New England self-publishers, including Hartford’s own James Mars.

Questions? Contact Public Programs Coordinator, Jen Busa via email at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org.

About the Speaker:  Bryan Sinche is Professor of English and department chair at the University of Hartford. To purchase Bryan’s new book, Published by the Author: Self-Publication in Nineteenth-Century African American Literature, click here.

Credit: James Mars, Winsted, photographed by Thomas M. V. Doughty, ca 1870. 1993.6.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection.

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