The Virago Book Club
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Every few months, we select one of our titles and invite all our members to read, share and discuss it. It could be any title – a new release, an established favourite, a modern classic, or a forgotten gem due for reappraisal. They all share one thing in common – great writing that will get people talking.
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Latest Virago Book Club News
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An exclusive essay by Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Book News, Guest Posts, Reading Guides, Virago Book Club
Anti-heroes January 2013 Does a great or even a good novel depend on a great or good protagonist, and by good I mean likeable and decent and mostly trying to do the right thing? And if the character isn’t great or good at the beginning of the book,
...Listen to an exclusive extract of The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Blog, Book Excerpts, Book News, Virago Book Club
Today we are very excited to be publishing Charlotte Rogan's stunning debut novel The Lifeboat in paperback. It's a book that many have read, discussed and debated in great detail already, and in the central character of Grace it features one of the most unforgettable narrators of recent times. We'll
...Tipping the Velvet: Music Hall Mashers
Posted by Carleen Peters in Book News, Virago Book Club
At the heart of this month’s Virago book club pick is the magic and power of the musical hall male impersonator. In Tipping the Velvet cross-dressing enables our protagonists to explore their own independence, adventure, status and sexuality in Victorian London. We were inspired to find out more about the
...WIN a beautiful copy of Tipping the Velvet and DVD
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Book News, Competitions, Virago Book Club
To celebrate Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters as our Virago Book Club choice, we are giving three lucky winners the chance to win both a gorgeous copy of the Virago Modern Classic hardback edition as well as the DVD of the BBC adaptation. Tipping the Velvet follows the glittering career of
...Tipping the Velvet: the latest Virago Book Club choice
Posted by Victoria Pepe in Competitions, Virago Book Club
We are very pleased to be discussing Tipping the Velvet, our latest Virago Book Club choice. A book that has delighted and shocked in equal measure since its publication in 1998, Tipping the Velvet launched Sarah Waters’ writing career and marked the discovery of a very serious talent. We recently
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