To launch Molly Keane: A Life, Virago, Sally Phipps and Virginia Brownlow organised two launch parties to celebrate – one at The Grainstore, Ballymaloe in Ireland on the 2nd February and one at Daunt Books, Marylebone in London on the 25th January.
16Dec
Calling all Gilmore Girls fans: start reading Lauren Graham’s memoir now
We are long-time fans of Gilmore Girls here at Virago, and spent more time than we care to admit on re-watching and re-reading ahead of the 2016 Netflix reboot. In case you were wondering, some of our favourite ways to lose a couple of hours on the internet this year have included: 34 Feminist Moments In…
07Oct
Margaret Atwood Competition: Win signed prizes and tickets to an exclusive event
Atwood fans, assemble! This year, Margaret Atwood has been awarded the highly prestigious PEN Pinter Prize – awarded annually to to a writer who, in the words of Harold Pinter’s Nobel Literature Prize speech, casts an ‘unflinching, unswerving gaze upon the world’ and shows a ‘fierce intellectual determination…to define the real truth of our lives and…
06Oct
The Birds at The Bluestocking Club this month
Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds was adapted for stage in 1963 by ‘master of suspense’ Alfred Hitchcock – his third Daphne du Maurier inspired film. This month we’re teaming up with The Bluestocking Club to celebrate the iconic book and film, with a special Halloween screening at Waterstones Tottenham Court Road on 30th October. As…
09May
Working Stevie Smith Out: A one-day conference on Smith’s work
In a guest post for the Virago blog, co-organiser of the Stevie Smith conference Noreen Masud presents a round up of the first one-day conference held on the once neglected poet and novelist. A witty but slippery writer, Stevie Smith (1902-1971) is best known for her poem ‘Not Waving But Drowning’ but is regaining popularity after years…
12Apr
Marilynne Robinson shortlisted for the 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award
We are delighted to announce that Virago author, Marilynne Robinson, has been shortlisted for the 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award, with Lila – published in paperback in 2015. The International DUBLIN Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The award aims to promote excellence in world…
03Mar
Love Like Salt – the book that has inspired us to run a half marathon in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Editorial Director, Donna Coonan, shares her thoughts on Helen Stevenson’s poignant memoir, and the reasons that she and Poppy Stimpson, Helen’s publicist, are running a half marathon in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. It was with a kiss that the author discovered that her baby, Clara, had cystic fibrosis; her daughter’s skin tasted salty,…
02Dec
Watch Carrie Brownstein at Rough Trade – and start reading Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
We’re enormously excited to announce that Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl – Carrie Brownstein’s candid, funny, deeply personal memoir of making a life in music – has been chosen as Rough Trade‘s BOOK OF THE YEAR! They say: ‘With prose as deft and clear as her stellar guitar work, Carrie Brownstein’s book is yet…
29Sep
Come and hear Virginia Baily talk about Early One Morning
Early One Morning has been one of the most talked about novels of the summer, and is continuing to draw rave reviews from critics and readers alike. Virginia Baily will be appearing at the following locations throughout the Autumn, where you can hear her talk about her inspiration for writing Early One Morning –…