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#MeToo-themed novel wins inaugural reader-led award worth £50,000

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An unpublished novel exploring cancel culture in the post-#MeToo era has won the inaugural Libraro prize, a £50,000 award set up to “sidestep the traditional barricades of the book industry” by allowing readers to select a shortlist from manuscripts uploaded to a platform directly by writers. British author Donna Fisher won the prize for her novel Sheep’s Clothing, which follows a singer and her on-and-off friendship with a bestselling author who is accused of sexual assault. Fisher will receive a £50,000 prize package, including £30,000 in prize money, £20,000 in marketing support, and the option of a book deal with publisher Hachette UK. “Sheep’s Clothing is a remarkably assured and engaging novel of the post #MeToo era,” said Joanne Harris, chair of judges. “Reminiscent of Daisy Jones and the Six, it is well-written, provocative and timely.…

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