Virago has partnered with the Feminist Book Society and independent bookshop BookBar to continue the publisher’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Hosted at the House of St Barnabas in London on ...

At the end of Victoria’s reign Angel is 15, plain and peevish, the daughter of a provincial shopkeeper, a girl with no prospects. But she has secret assets: devouring ambition and a reckless way with ...

Book publisher Virago has released new editions of books by 13 influential women writers to mark its 40th anniversary. Yehrin Tong was commissioned to illustrate the books’ covers and has created a ...

Last year, Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s feminist, 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale was thrown into the limelight following a popular televised series. This was not only a celebration of Atwood’s ...

She upended the clubby male landscape of British publishing, and expanded the literary canon, reintroducing works by forgotten women authors. By Penelope Green Carmen Callil often recalled the night ...

The publisher Virago is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with a free ebook containing 40 pieces of writing by 40 of its authors, all inspired by the number 40. “Sometimes we publish to ...

For over 40 years, publisher Virago has championed the work of new female authors, provided a platform for major feminist thinkers, and shone a spotlight on long-forgotten literary classics. BIDISHA ...