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Writers as Readers: A Celebration of Virago Modern Classics | Virago Press
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Margaret Drabble | Beryl Bainbridge | Angela Carter | Maggie O'Farrell | Elizabeth Jane Howard | A. S. Byatt | Penelope Lively | Sarah Waters | Jonathan Coe | Diana Souhami | Jilly Cooper | Elizabeth Bowen | Mark Bostridge | Alexander McCall Smith | Sarah Dunant | Rachel Cooke | Zadie Smith | Anita Desai | Sophie Dahl | Clare Boylan | Paula McLain | Diana Athill | Marina Lewycka | Claire Messud | Michle Roberts | Simon Russell Beale | Amanda Craig | Hilary Mantel | Elizabeth Taylor | Ali Smith | Linda Grant | Jane Gardam | Julie Burchill | Carmen Callil | Helen Oyeyemi | Marian Keyes | Nora Ephron | Sandi Toksvig | Kate Saunders Writers as Readers is a celebration of forty years of the Virago Modern Classics list. Started in 1978, Virago Modern Classics is dedicated to the rediscovery and championing of women writers, challenging the often narrow definition of 'classic'. In this collection, forty of the most significant writers of the past century tell us about one of their favourite writers by introducing books from the Virago Modern Classics collection, offering a glimpse at the treasures that have been published over the past four decades: they may be great works of literature; they may be wonderful period pieces; they may reveal particular aspects of women's lives; they may be classics of comedy, storytelling, diary-writing or autobiography.
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TheKidUpstairs
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#OnThisDay in 1973 Virago Press held its first board meeting as a fledgling publishing company. Virago (originally called Spare Rib Press) was founded by Carmen Callil to "celebrate women and women's stories". Through the years, Virago has been home to such celebrated authors as Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, Daphne duMaurier, and Zora Neale Hurston. #HistoryGetsLIT

LeahBergen Oh, how I love Virago! 🍏 2y
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Becker
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A new addition to my Virago collection. I have read the first few entries and am loving it. A wonderful way to learn about some new female authors. 🍏

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HardcoverHearts
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I have only two remaining tasks for the @bookriot #readharder2018 challenge- one of which will be fulfilled by reading this book I bought in Paris this summer. For the “read an anthology”, I think this will be a great option as it is a collection of essays from famous writers talking about/recommending other authors. Sounds right up my alley!

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catebutler
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I just started reading this beautiful new hardback from @viragopress. It‘s an anthology, that celebrates the women and men, who have written the introductions to forty Virago Modern Classics over the last four decades. I‘ve always loved reading about the books that have shaped authors and why they love them, so this is definitely a treat to read!

#viragopress #VMC #viragomodernclassics

LeahBergen Want! 💕 6y
Libby1 Beautiful. 6y
catebutler @LeahBergen It‘s so lovely, and I‘ve really enjoyed the few introductions I‘ve read so far! 6y
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catebutler @Libby1 Thank you! 💓 6y
batsy It does sound like a lovely concept and so many wonderful writers (as readers 😉) 6y
catebutler @batsy When you read it, let me know! I‘m really enjoying reading one or two at a time. 😊 6y
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Verity
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There are a lot of pretty books out there, but I think this is one of the prettiest I have recently seen. I spotted it on Virago‘s website and couldn‘t resist adding it to my collection!

merelybookish Oooh, I want one! 6y
LeahBergen I‘ve been eyeing this covetously for a while now! 6y
ValerieAndBooks Ooh! It‘s gorgeous, and sounds good! 6y
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rubyslippersreads 😍📚😍 6y
Verity @merelybookish it‘s just... lovely. Going to fit right in with the rest of the Virago hardbacks. 6y
Verity @rubyslippersreads I didn‘t have the will power to resist it for long! As in days max. 6y
Verity @ValerieAndBooks I‘ll let you know what it‘s like when I‘ve read it. But it‘s so pretty I might give it a bit of a pass anyway! 6y
Verity @rubyslippersreads I know. 💕 📚 💖 📖 6y
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RealLifeReading
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tpixie Pretty!! 6y
TrishB Lovely ❤️ 6y
charl08 This is very dangerous for my wishlist! 6y
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Weaponxgirl Viragos are one of my many book weaknesses 6y
saresmoore Gooooorgeous! 6y
catebutler The second I heard about these I knew I needed them! 6y
Jas16 Oh! Thank you for sharing. I will definitely need a few of these. 6y
batsy Aaaahhhh me too 😍 6y
Kalalalatja Wow, these are amazing! 6y
RealLifeReading @tpixie @TrishB they certainly are! 6y
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