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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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WIN a set of Rumer Godden books CLOSED
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Competitions
Black Narcissus, Kingfishers Catch Fire and Breakfast with the Nikolides are three beautiful novels by Rumer Godden which we publish with stunning new covers – the perfect set for any bookshelf. For the chance to win a set of these three books please enter the form below. Competition will close
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Books to beat the blues
Posted by Naomi Doerge in Blog, Book News, Recommended Reading
Yes, it's that time of year when it becomes hard to open a paper or turn on the TV without hearing about how January is the most depressing time of year and how the long dark nights are dragging us down – in fact last Monday 21st was dubbed 'Blue
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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,
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An Angel at My Table is Radio 4's Classic Serial
Posted by Donna Coonan in Author News, Book News, News, TV, Film & Radio News
Janet Frame’s An Angel at My Table is Radio 4’s Classic Serial. Hailed as ‘one of the classics of autobiography’ (Hilary Mantel) and ‘one of the great biographies written in the twentieth century’ (Michael Holroyd), this is the story of how writing – literally – saved the author’s life. She
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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
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Lisa Appignanesi receives OBE in New Year Honours List
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Author News, Award News, Book News, News
We were delighted to hear that Lisa Appignanesi has received an OBE for services to literature in the the New Year Honours List 2013. As well as her many books, of which Mad, Bad and Sad and All About Love are both published by Virago, she was a deputy president, then president, of English PEN
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Our Virago picks for Christmas
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Blog, Editorial, Recommended Reading
As the Christmas holidays draw near, we all look for that perfect winter book that we can hunker down with and enjoy with mulled wine, mince pies and a warm fire. Here at Virago we've been thinking about which books of ours might fit the bill, and we thought we'd share with
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Tracey Thorn's Christmas Treats
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Author News, Blog, Book News
In February, we are publishing Tracey Thorn's brilliant memoir Bedsit Disco Queen – the funny, perceptive and candid story of her 30-year pop career full of the highs & lows of life in the industry.
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Discover Hilary Mantel's favourite VMCs
Posted by Donna Coonan in Author News, Book News, Editorial, Recommended Reading
This year, Hilary Mantel made history by becoming the first woman to win the world’s most high-profile literary prize twice. Mantel’s second Booker has surely established her as one of the greatest living writers of fiction. A long-time admirer of the Virago Modern Classics, hailing them ‘good news for everyone
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Alexander McCall Smith on Angela Thirkell
Posted by Victoria Pepe in Book Excerpts, Book News
Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series, explains his love for Angela Thirkell in this exclusive excerpt from his introduction to High Rising and Wild Strawberries, the latest books to be republished on the Virago Modern Classics list. Angela Thirkell is today relatively unknown, by no
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"The Vet's Daughter, Sisters by a River and Our Spoons Came f..."
- Donna Coonan
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- 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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