Editing thoughts this morning- peer review should be a helpful, collaborative process whereby the reviews themselves are a part of the conversation--not the be-all and end-all--on how and whether to move forward with a book. It's an editor's responsibility to help new authors understand the role of peer review in academic book publishing, demystify it, and make it seem just a bit less scary.

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