The Virago Press #BooksForChange Challenge Part 4

If you missed part one of this challenge, you can find it here, part two is here, and part three has just been published here


Virago is a British publishing company, founded in 1973, with the intention of giving voice and publishing presence to female authors. Since then, the mission statement has expanded to include authors and reprinted works with a broader positive intention; LGBTQ texts; books written by non-binary authors; works which reflect a diversity of neurological conditions and mental illnesses; and lots more. You can find Virago online here, where they have a fascinating timeline of their own history.

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Six No-Guilt Novels for Valentine’s Day

Romance novels get a bad rap, and it is entirely possible to find good, heart-warming stories that aren’t poorly written or saccharine sweet. However with Fifty Shades and its brethren being the most often donated texts to charity bookshops, you might assume that the reading public are looking for something with a bit more substance (and a bit less bite?).

Last year the QI Elves reported that one Oxfam shop had received so many copies of E. L. James’ work, that they had constructed a creepy book fort:

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Source: http://ow.ly/QKxy308Qj4w, http://ow.ly/1hFh308QjjE

So here is a list of six much better books for you to check out on Valentine’s Day- and if you’ve got someone for whom you need to buy a last minute present, don’t say I haven’t given you plenty of great ideas.

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5 books that make really good gifts

Every year I get a pile of books for Birthdays and Christmases, and it’s always really exciting to wade through and pick out what to read first. However, if somebody doesn’t know you very well or they’re a bit uninspired, then you’ll probably get a recent celebrity autobiography, a cookbook, or a Christmas annual. If you don’t want to become that friend, then try out the list below, guaranteed to charm all your favourite bibliophiles. Pick the genre that they’re most likely to read from, and there’s a gift idea for you. Just make sure to give them until a few days before you go in with the spoilers.

As this is an ongoing series of posts, I’ll let you know that today I’ve listed ‘Fashion,’ ‘Fairytales and Magic,’ ‘Cookbooks,’ ‘Historical Fiction,’ and ‘Hipster.’
Look out for the next post- why not suggest a genre in the comments?

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Pity and Piety: musings on third-party voting

Ideological purity is very appealing to a certain type of person. It means that you can engage in something, feel part of a cause or a movement far grander than you are alone, and it gives you purpose.

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