Carla Josephson

Californian Londoner and Publishing Director @ViragoBooks. All views my own.

[Virago Press @ViragoBooks]

Everyone thinks they know what happened . . .

Zorah Sharaf is her family's pride and joy.
Zorah Sharaf is bringing shame to her family.

What is the truth?
It depends who you ask.

Introducing #GoodPeople by Patmeena Sabit.
Coming February 2026.

[Carla Josephson @CarlaJosephson]

It was possibly a bit ambitious to choose LBF as my first day back after maternity leave, but loving seeing this jacket on the Hachette stand first thing on entering!!! I’m thrilled to be rejoining the publishing of this astoundingly brilliant novel. #OrdinaryLove.

[emilia hart @EmiliaHartBooks]

I really REALLY loved this book

[Carla Josephson @CarlaJosephson]

I’m briefly emerging from the haze of maternity leave to join the excitement around #OrdinaryLove — this novel absolutely floored me when I first read it & I’m so thrilled we’re publishing it. It deserves to be HUGE & I can’t wait for everyone to fall for it as hard as I did.

[Virago Press @ViragoBooks]

🎉 COVER REVEAL 🎉

We're so excited to share the cover for this unbearably beautiful novel.

#OrdinaryLove by @MarieRutkoski is a tender love story about desire, friendship, mistakes and the possibility of second chances.

COMING JUNE 2025
Pre-order: https://t.co/o3dq7Fiv1g

[Virago Press @ViragoBooks]

There is no such thing as an ordinary love story . . . 💜

We're so excited about this one that we've created FOUR proofs!

#OrdinaryLove by @MarieRutkoski is a sweeping love story about desire, friendship, mistakes and the possibility of second chances.

Coming June 2025

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

There is no such thing as an ordinary love story...

Two teenage sweethearts fall back into each other's lives 20 years later in ORDINARY LOVE, the achingly romantic story of reconnection and second chances coming soon from Marie Rutkoski: https://t.co/uiGPYM8l4t

[Joanna Glen @JoannaGlenBooks]

They’re here! #MaybePerhapsPossibly
My unorthodox love story. Out 20 June. Please pre-order if you’d like to. Too self-conscious for an unboxing video so I made a shrine to Addie and Sol. Thank you @BoroughPress for this stunning cover. 💙🐚🐙

[Carla Josephson @CarlaJosephson]

I'm so, so excited about this incredible debut and can't wait to share it with everyone -- it's impossible to put down and impossible to forget.

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

.@ViragoBooks has pre-empted Patmeena Sabit’s debut novel, Good People 👇 https://t.co/a7htuh5PDo

[Laura Pearson @LauraPAuthor]

@ViragoBooks I LOVE the look of this!

[Virago Press @ViragoBooks]

We’re so excited to reveal the cover for Tyler Wetherall's Amphibian.

#Amphibian is a tender, haunting coming-of-age debut about desire, precocity and the intensity of early friendships that have the power to upend our lives.

Coming this August: https://t.co/7SXsyfyCzI

[Carla Josephson @CarlaJosephson]

The weather is still pretty grim, but this is giving me such gorgeous summer vibes! I'm so in love with this cover and this book -- it's a raw, compelling debut about friendship & adolescence that will stay with you forever. Out in hardback in August, pre-order now! @ViragoBooks

[Virago Press @ViragoBooks]

🎉 Huge congratulations to @aoifefitz_ who has won the @kobweekend Kate O'Brien Award 2024 for her haunting debut novel, The Red Bird Sings! 🎉

Find out more about the novel here: https://t.co/9OtwvXYmLD

[Aoife Fitzpatrick @aoifefitz_]

Blown away! Look at this beautiful, impeccably-detailed art, with a gorgeous review of #TheRedBirdSings, by @DMan1504. Dan's talent, originality and passion burn through every word and picture 🔥. So grateful for this!!

[Carla Josephson @CarlaJosephson]

@BoroughPress @EmiliaHartBooks Happy paperback publication day, @EmiliaHartBooks !!!xxx

[emilia hart @EmiliaHartBooks]

Still not convinced that number isn't a typo. So grateful to everyone who has made this happen, especially @amyperky @BoroughPress @HarperFiction @sarahgcantin @StMartinsPress @felicityblunt @TanjaGoossens @CBGBooks. And to everyone who has bought my book, thank you, thank you.

[Carla Josephson @CarlaJosephson]

@EmiliaHartBooks @BoroughPress @HarperFiction Hooray!! It looks absolutely stunning.xx

[Nelle Andrew @Nelle_Andrew]

This book is SO SO good!!! It's fucking fantastic and I'm so glad I read it. Loved it. Can you tell?!

[Carla Josephson @CarlaJosephson]

A very happy publication day to @aoifefitz_ whose gorgeous debut novel #TheRedBirdSings is out in paperback today. Just look at that foil!😍🤗 @ViragoBooks @Nelle_Andrew

[Aoife Fitzpatrick @aoifefitz_]

Thrilled to see this gorgeous paperback fledging the nest this morning ♥️🪶. Massive thanks to @CarlaJosephson, @celestewb, @sarahsavitt & @Nelle_Andrew for its very fine fettle!

[Aoife Fitzpatrick @aoifefitz_]

There have been many excellent Irish debuts this year. And I hugely appreciate this nomination for #TheRedBirdSings as @AnPostIBAS NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR! Please do vote for the Irish books that brought you 🔥 this year 👇!