virago

Why are Virago paperbacks green? -- just one of the many questions answered in this short memoir by Carmen Callil, the founder of Virago. Above all, I found it intriguing to be reminded how revolutionary the idea of rescuing women writers from obscurity was at the time -- it has so quickly become something we take completely for granted. "Green" authors on our shelves include Louisa May Alcott, Margaret Atwood, Willa Cather, Janet Frame ...