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Posted by Donna Coonan in Author News, Blog, Book News, Guest Posts on 25. Mar, 2013
Memories of Rumer Godden, from Hachette UK CEO Tim Hely-Hutchinson
Hachette UK CEO Tim Hely-Hutchinson shares his memories of working with Rumer Godden. In April, the Virago Modern Classics will launch a list for younger readers with two of Rumer Godden's novels for children: Thursday's Children and Listen to the Nightingale.
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Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Author News, Book News, Events and Appearances, Interviews on 07. Mar, 2013
Tracey Thorn is guest at Virago's first Live Event with Foyles
Our series of Virago Live Events at Foyles kicked off last week with none other than the wonderful Tracey Thorn, author of Bedsit Disco Queen. Tracey’s memoir spans a thirty-year pop career and she treated a capacity audience to a fantastic trip down memory lane in conversation with her friend
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Posted by Donna Coonan in Book Excerpts, Book News, News on 04. Mar, 2013
In her Nineties, Ursula Holden Becomes a Virago Modern Classic
Tin Toys, an incredible novel by Ursula Holden, is a new addition to the Virago Modern Classics list. It has been gathering brilliant reviews, so we thought we’d share the introduction by Lisa Allardice, who went to meet Holden to discuss the novel with her. Also, last week she featured
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May
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WIN 5 limited edition copies of Blood & Beauty
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Book News, Competitions
Driven by power. Defined by blood. The Borgias. Stripping away the myths around this most infamous of families, Sarah Dunant's majestic new novel breathes life into the Borgias and celebrates the raw power of history itself: compelling, complex and relentless. We are offering 5 limited edition red-edged copies of Blood
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Virago publishes Catalan Classic, IN DIAMOND SQUARE by Merce Rodoreda
Posted by Donna Coonan in Blog, Events and Appearances, Recommended Reading
St George (in Catalan St Jordi) is the patron saint of Catalonia, as well as England. And in Spain, St Jordi's Day is quite a celebration, tying in elements of romance – St George being the chivalrous type – and books! In Barcelona and throughout Catalonia on 23rd April, books
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Apr
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JAMAICA INN dramatisation on BBC1
Posted by Donna Coonan in Author News, Book News, News, TV, Film & Radio News
Daphne du Maurier’s gothic romance, Jamaica Inn, has been greenlit by BBC1. Set in 1820 against the foreboding backdrop of the windswept Cornish moors, the three-part serial will be written by Emma Frost (The White Queen, Shameless). Jamaica Inn follows young Mary Yellan as she becomes entangled in a dangerous
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Mar
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WIN! A signed copy of The Baroness
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Book News, Competitions, Recommended Reading
A Rothschild by birth and a Baroness by marriage. A rebel by choice. The Baroness traces Nica Rothschild's extraordinary, thrilling journey – from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally, to the creative ferment of New York's 1950s jazz scene.
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Win tickets to see Tracey Thorn at Foyles on Weds 27th Feb!
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Book News
This Wednesday we are thrilled to launch the first of our Virago Live Events in association with Foyles, kicking off with the one and only Tracey Thorn in conversation with Emma Kennedy, talking about her bestselling memoir, Bedsit Disco Queen. The event takes place in the gallery space at Foyles
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Feb
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WIN a signed copy of Bedsit Disco Queen NOW CLOSED
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Book News, Competitions
'The Alan Bennett of pop memoirists. I loved her book so much I wanted to form a band too.' – Caitlin Moran Here at Virago we are so excited about Tracey Thorn's memoir that we are giving away a signed copy of the book to 5 lucky winners.
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Feb
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The Passing of a Pope – Scandals Past and Present: an exclusive post from Sarah Dunant
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Author News, Book News, Guest Posts, News, Previews
It is a bizarre feeling when, having been locked inside history writing a novel, you come up for air and find everyone talking about the place you have just been. I was boarding a plane back from Morocco last Monday when someone in the queue ahead of me said, “Have
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Feb
Incredible praise for Tracey Thorn's memoir
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Book News, News, Recommended Reading
Bedsit Disco Queen was published last week, and is a Sunday Times hardback non-fiction top ten bestseller. Reviews and critics have been unanimous in praise for her honest and funny autobiography. Here's a round-up of some of the best. ‘An intensely readable account of 30 years of being in love with music
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Feb
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Win a copy of An Honourable Man, the exhilarating new novel from Gillian Slovo
Posted by Carleen Peters in Competitions, Recommended Reading
‘A triumph’ Guardian ‘Gripping’ Scotsman ‘A real corker’ Daily Mail ‘A beautifully drawn historical novel’ Metro To celebrate the publication of An Honourable Man, the exhilarating new novel from Gillian Slovo, we are offering 5 lucky Virago readers the chance to win a copy of the gorgeous paperback edition of
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Rumer Godden – a classic author loved by generations
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Blog, Book News, News, Recommended Reading
Rumer Godden is the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction both for adults and children. Today we publish eight of her titles in stunning new jackets, perfect for the bookshelf.
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"The Vet's Daughter, Sisters by a River and Our Spoons Came f..."
- Donna Coonan
"All of her books will be published next year or just "The Vet's Daughter"?"
- Ida S
"Really enjoying Tracey Thorn's new book. However, wasn't it Clive Pigg and the Ho..."
- J Underwood
"Delighted that you are re-publishing some of the lesser known Rumer Godden titles...."
- Nicola
"Thanks for reminding readers about the delightful charms of Angela Thirkell!"
- Carla Sarett
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