Free books can play an important role in expanding access to scholarship and circulating ideas.
Thanks to the generosity of Cynthia Spence and her crew, dozens of attendees at the recent UNCF/Mellon conference received free copies of either my book Writing Black Panther or One Black Writer at a Time, which I co-wrote with my brother Kenton, and it was especially rewarding to see people carrying the books throughout the gathering.
Kenton and I also gave a presentation about our book and how we arrived at the topic, while the distribution of free copies reinforced an important point: removing the cost of academic books creates more opportunities for people to encounter scholarship, engage with new ideas, and participate in conversations they might otherwise miss.
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