Jan 26th 2018
From Before I Go to Sleep to The Girl on the Train, the trope of the woman in danger from a man has powered novel after novel to the top of the book charts. But claiming that violence against women in fiction has reached “a ridiculous high,” a new prize is being launched for the best thriller “in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped, or murdered.” Founded by author and screenwriter Bridget Lawless, the Staunch Book Prize will open to entries in February, with the winner to be announced on November 25.