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. 

Explore our classics with bite : handpicked gems championing women’s voices from across the globe that feel as fresh and vital as the day they were first published.

This collection will transport you from the glamour of 50s Paris to a New Zealand psychiatric ward; surreal Edwardian Clapham to war-scarred Barcelona; a motel for divorcees in Reno to the pulsing dancefloors of 70s New York.

Get ready to read your greens…