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February 6, 2015

Friday News: Changing the perception of vets, great essay on reading, book translations across Europe, and literary rejections website

JanetPublishing News"broken" hero / book rejections / global markets / Jane Austen / Military / reading / stereotypes / translation / veterans11 Comments

Coming Home to Damaging Stereotypes – Chris Marvin is tired of the “broken hero” stereotype of military veterans. Considering how common this stereotype is in Romance (both m/f and m/m), even if the hero isn’t always a vet, Marvin’s frustration with the way vets are often pitied and stigmatized is ... more >

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