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elisa_rolle

The Inside Reader: Vincent Virga

May 21, 2010 12:02

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends - Silas Weir Mitchell
More or less four years ago, when this LiveJournal page didn't exist and I was blogging in an Italian romance blog, at the very beginning of my experience with the Gay Romance genre, I stumbled upon this title, Gaywyck, and a name, ( Read more... )

author: james mccourt, author: andrew holleran, author: e.m. forster, author: vincent virga, author: mary renault, author: marcel proust, author: yukio mishima, author: charles jackson, the inside reader, author: truman capote, author: pat barker, author: jack dickson

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mroctober May 21 2010, 17:03:27 UTC

I tried to contact Mr. Virga years ago to reprint his wonderful books. I'm glad they were put back into print but must admit I am saddened he went with BookSurge. Gay bookstores won't carry them.

elisa_rolle May 21 2010, 17:36:11 UTC

I had the impression that Mr Virga is a bit stunned himself of the huge trend that is the Gay Romance genre today and all the media circus around. Maybe when you contacted him he was not ready, maybe if you try now, there will be a different output? From what I know BookSurge is like a print on demand publisher, so I don't think he has a strictly contract with them ;-) But I raise my hands, I'm a reader not a publisher, and neither I'm a literary agent :-) What I know is that Mr Virga was really kind and friendly when I wrote to him.

mroctober May 21 2010, 18:05:32 UTC

Could you give him my email address and let him know I'm interested?

elisa_rolle May 21 2010, 18:14:04 UTC

Yes, Steve, I can do that, I will write to him right away.