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Virago Books

Welcome to Virago – A feminist publisher of outstanding books for all readers

Since we began in 1973, our mission has been to champion women’s voices and bring them to the widest possible readership around the world. From fiction and politics to history and classic children’s stories, our writers continue to win acclaim, break new ground and enrich the lives of readers. More recently, as part of our commitment to an ever more inclusive feminism, we also publish and welcome submissions from writers of underrepresented genders.

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COLLECTOR'S EDITION

This collector’s edition of Carter’s classic features artwork by Andrea Zanatelli, gold foil finishes and custom endpapers. Limited to just 1000 copies, this limited edition is available exclusively from the Virago Store.

Classics With Bite

July 15 2024

An iconic new design for our Modern Classics

CLASSICS WITH BITE Virago is delighted to announce an elegant and iconic new design for its Modern Classics list: a love letter to the original ‘green spines’, reimagined for today’s reader. The new Modern Classics look launches in January 2025 with ten handpicked ‘classics-with-bite’ showcasing the dazzling range of the list, from beloved novels to…

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An iconic new design for our Modern Classics

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VIRAGO MODERN CLASSICS

WHERE TO START WITH SARAH WATERS

August 30 2024

Where to Start with Sarah Waters

by Lennie Goodings, her editor of over twenty years 'One of the best storytellers alive today’ Matt Thorne, Independent Read on for your guide to Sarah Waters. Why not start at the very beginning, with the extraordinarily imaginative and erotic Tipping the Velvet, the novel that set Sarah Waters off on her brilliant career…

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