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Diversity in Genre Fiction

In recent years, the Romance genre has rapidly evolved to embrace different races, religions, body-types and sexual orientations. Join us to discuss how a genre once known for re-enforcing the dominant cultural paradigm is becoming a tool for social change. Panelists include Catherine Asaro, Afton Locke, Laura Kaye, Stephanie Draven and Hanne Blank.

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