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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Eye-opening. . . . Garibaldi’s conclusions regarding the ‘challenges and opportunities that underpin commitments to building an inclusive American society’ are timely and penetrating. This is a vital look at a transformative era in American literature." * Publishers Weekly *
"A compelling and readable account of how the relationship between emerging Black authors and their predominantly white-run publishing firms developed in the USA between the 1910s and the 1960s. . . .
Impermanent Blackness provides a window on an important aspect of American literary history."
---Terry Potter, Letterpress Project"
Impermanent Blackness is a very interesting and insightful read about a key period in American literary culture and publishing."
---Ilina Jha, Redbrick Culture"Garibaldi’s critical work traces the ups and downs of [the] interracial aesthetic from the beginning of the twentieth century to the 1960s. In the process, he adds another dimension to our understanding of the complex racial dynamics of this era. . . .Garibaldi does an excellent job of describing both the thick history and the wider conceptual stakes."
---Paul Giles, Australian Book Review
