Vincent Virga

Vincent Virga (born September 28, 1942) is a gay American-born editor and writer. He is the author of the novels Gaywyck, A Comfortable Corner (1982), and Vadriel Vail (2001). His life partner since 1964 is fellow writer James McCourt. McCourt's and Virga's papers are held at Yale's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Life Vincent Virga was born and grew up in New York City. In 1952 the family moved to Lindenhurst, New York.

Virga attended St. Bonaventure University, (B.A., 1964) and Yale University (1964-1965). In 1964 at Yale he met fellow student James McCourt, who was to become his life partner. Virga first job was as a typesetter at The New York Review of Books. They also spend time in Washington, D.C. (for Virga's work at the Library of Congress), and Ireland (where Virga has the role of United States Representative of the Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina, County Mayo).

Vincent Virga was a friend of Susan Sontag (whom he met while working as a typesetter at The New York Review of Books) Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations (2007) is dedicated to Sontag, McCourt and Victoria de los Angeles, a friend of both McCourt and Virga. Vadriel Vail (2001, nominated 14th Lambda Literary Awards) and Children of Paradise (2010) are the second and third books in the series of Gaywyck.

Virga is also an expert on cartography, and has a close collaboration with the Library of Congress. His researches on cartography have been published by the Library of Congress since the beginning of the 2000s.

Other than publishing his own work, since 1973 Virga is a photo editor Gaywyck (1980) A Comfortable Corner (1982) Theatricals (1987) Vadriel Vail--Gaywyck II (2001) Early Ripe (2003) Herald Angel (2006) Children of Paradise--Gaywyck III (2010) Three (2015) Nightsong (2017)

Nonfiction The Eighties (1992), with foreword by Richard Rhodes Eyes of the Nation: A Visual History of the United States (1997), with The Library of Congress and Alan Brinkley The American Civil War: 365 Days (2005), with Margaret Wagner and The Library of Congress, Introduction by Gary Gallagher Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations (2007), with The Library of Congress and Introduction by Ronald E. Grim Historic Maps and Views of New York (2008) Connecticut: Mapping the Nutmeg State through History (2009), with Diana Ross McCain Colorado: Mapping the Centennial State through History (2009), with Stephen Grace California: Mapping the Golden State through History (2009), with Ray Jones Texas: Mapping the Lone Star State through History (2010), with Don Blevins Massachusetts: Mapping the Bay State through History (2010), with Dan Spinella Illinois: Mapping the Prairie State through History (2010), with Scotti Cohn Florida: Mapping the Sunshine State through History (2010), with E. Lynne Wright Virginia: Mapping the Old Dominion State through History (2011), with Emilee Hines Mapping Ireland (2012), with Sinead McCoole Civil War Sketch Book: Drawings From The Battlefront (2012), with Harry Katz, Preface by Alan Brinkley

Photo editing (not inclusive list) Barry, Stephen. Royal Service: My Twelve Years as Valet to Prince Charles Bass, Jack. Unlikely Heroes: The Implementation of the Brown Decision in the South by Southern Federal Judges Bender, Marilyn & Selig Altshul. The Chosen Instrument: Pan Am, Juan Trippe, The Rise and Fall of an American Entrepreneur Bernstein, Leonard. Findings: Fifty Years of Meditations on Music Beschloss, Michael. The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960-1963 Biddle, Wayne. Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare Birmingham, Stephen. California Rich Birmingham, Stephen. The Grandes Dames: From the Gilded Age to Modern Times Bradley, Omar. A General's Life Brill, Stephen. The Teamsters Brynner, Rock. Yul: The Man Who Would Be King Burrough, Bryan & John Helyar. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco Califano, Jr., Joseph A. Governing America, A Memoir Caute, David. The Year of the Barricades: A Journey Through 1968 Chaney, Lindsay & Cieply Chaney. The Hearsts Chesler, Phyllis. About Men Clarke, Gerald. Capote, A Biography Clinton, Bill. My Life Clinton, Hillary Rodham. Living History, An Autobiography Clinton, Hillary Rodham. It Takes a Village (Tenth Anniversary Edition) Cohen, William & George Mitchell. Men of Zeal: The Candid Inside Story of the Iran-Contra Hearings Cohen, Marcia. The Sisterhood; The Inside Story of the Women's Movement Colby, William. Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA Collins, Joan. Past Imperfect: An Autobiography Cooke, Hope. Time Change, An Autobiography Cronkite, Walter. A Reporter's Life Davidson, Frank. Macro: Big is Beautiful Davis, Miles & Quincy Troupe. Miles: The Autobiography Dean, John. Blind Ambition Delderfield, R. F. Napoleon in Love Donahue, Phil. Donaghue: My Own Story Douglas, Kirk. The Ragman's Son, An Autobiography Dryer, Peter. Martyrs and Fanatics: South Africa and Human Destinies Dubinsky, David. A Reporter's Memoir Duke, Pony & Jason Thomas. Too Rich: The Family Secrets of Doris Duke Dunne, Gerald. Hugo Black and the Judicial Revolution Durant, Will & Ariel. Will and Ariel Durant: A Dual Autobiography Edwards, Anne. Vivien Leigh, A Biography Edwards, Anne. Sonya: The Life of Countess Tolstoy Ehrlichman, John. Witness to Power Eisenhower, Julie Nixon. Special People Eisenhower, Julie Nixon. Pat Nixon: The Untold Story Fairchild, John. Chic Savages Falwell, Jerry. Strength for the Journey Farnan, Dorothy. Auden in Love Flamini, Roland. Ava: A Biography of Ava Gardner Flippo, Chet. Your Cheatin' Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams Flexner, Stuart. Listening to America Follett, Ken. On Wings of Eagles Fonda, Jane. Jane Fonda's Workout Book Fonda, Jane. Jane Fonda's New Workout Book Fonda, Jane. Women Coming of Age Ford, Daniel. Cult of the Atom Fried, Stephen. Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia Friedrich, Otto. Clover: The Tragic Love Story of Clover and Henry Adams Gaylin, Willard. The Killing of Bonnie Garland Givner, Joan. Katherine Anne Porter: A Life Gorgakas, Dan. The Methuselah Factor Green, Michelle. The Dream at the End of the World: Paul Bowles and the Literary Renegades in Tangier Gretsky, Wayne & Rick Reilly. Gretsky: An Autobiography Griffin, Merv. Merv: Making the Good Life Last Gronowicz, Antoni. Garbo: Her Story Grunwald, Lisa & Stephen Adler. American Women's Letters Grunwald, Lisa & Stephen Adler. Letters of the Century Harman, Nicholas. Dunkirk, The Necessary Myth Harris, Jay. TV Guide; The First 2 Years Hastings, Max. The Korean War Heilbrun, Carolyn. Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem Houseman, John. Final Dress, An Autobiography Houseman, John. Front and Center, An Autobiography Houseman, John, Run-Through, An Autobiography Hovig, Thomas. The Search for Tutankhamun Judis, John. William F. Buckley, Jr., A Biography Judson, Horace. The Eighth Day of Creation Kaplan, Justin. Walt Whitman: A Life Kelley, Kitty. Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star Kelley, Kitty. Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography Kelley, Kitty. The Royals: The British Royal Family Kennedy, Edward. Our Day and Celebration Kinney, Jean. An American Journey: The Short Life of Willy Wolfe Koch, Ed. Mayor Koch, Ed. Politics Korda, Michael. Success: How Every Man and Woman Can Achieve It Languth, A.J. Saki: A Life of Hector Hugh Munro Laqueur, William. Breaking The Silence: The Germans who Exposed The Final Solution Leamer, Barbara. Polanski: The Filmmaker As Voyeur, A Biography Leamer, Laurence. Ascent: The Physical and Spiritual Quest of Legendary Mountaineer Willi Unsoeld Leamer, Laurence. Make Believe: The Story of Nancy and Ronald Reagan Lessard, Suzannah. The Architect Of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family Lindsey, Robert. The Falcon and the Snowman Lindsey, Robert. A Gathering Of Saints: A True Story of Money, Murder, and Deceit Long, Jeff. Outlaw: The True Story of Claude Dallas Manso, Peter. Mailer: His Life and Times Matthews, Christopher. Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit Matthews, Christopher. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero McCourt, James. Queer Street Merman, Ethel. Merman Michaud, Stephen & Hugh Aynsworth. The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy Milford, Nancy. Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay Millett, Kate. The Basement: Meditations on a Human Sacrifice Moore, Honor. The White Blackbird: A Life of the Painter Margarett Sargent by Her Granddaughter Morgan, Kay Summersby. Past Forgetting: My Love Affair with Dwight D. Eisenhower Morgan, Ted. Maugham, A Biography Morgan, Ted. Churchill: Young Man in a Hurry, 1874-1915 Morrisroe, Patricia. Mapplethorpe, A Biography Munro, Eleanor. American Women Artists Murphy, Patrick. Commissioner Muse, Vance. Garbo Walking Neff, Donald. Warriors at Suez Newfield, Jack & Wayne Barrett. City For Sale: Ed Koch and the Betrayal of New York North, Oliver. Under Fire: An American Story Olivier, Laurence. Laurence Olivier: Confessions of an Actor Olivier, Laurence. Laurence Olivier: On Acting O'Neill, William. A Better World: Stalinism and the American Intellectuals Oppenheimer, Jerry. State of a Union: Inside the Complex Marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton Oppenheimer, Jerry. Seinfeld: The Making of an American Icon Pakula, Hannah. The Last Romantic: A Biography of Marie Queen of Roumania Pearl, Minnie. Minnie Pearl, An Autobiography Persico, Joseph. The Imperial Rockefeller Picon, Molly. Molly by Molly Quayle, Dan. Standing Firm: A Vice-Presidential Memoir Reston, Jr., James. The Lone Star: The Life of John Connally Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb Robinson, Archie. George Meany and His Times Robinson, Roxana. Georgia O'keeffe: A Life Rollins, Ed, & Tom DeFrank. Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms: My Life in American Politics Rooney, Andy. A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney Root, Waverly. Food: An Authoritative and Visual History and Dictionary of the Foods of the World Schickel, Richard. D.W. Griffith: An American Life Sculley, John. Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple Sharon, Ariel. Warrior, An Autobiography Shawcross, William. Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia Sheehy, Gail. The Man who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail Gorbachev Siegel, Richard. The Jewish Almanac Smith, Richard Norton. Thomas E. Dewey and His Times Stassinopoulos, Arianna. Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend Stassinopoulos, Arianna Huffington. Picasso: Creator and Destroyer Stewart, James B. Den of Thieves Stockman, David. The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed Thomas, Bob. Joan Crawford, A Biography Thomas, Evan. The Man to See: Edward Bennett Williams Tyler, Patrick. Running Critical: The Silent War, Rickover, and General Dynamics Vadim, Roger. Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda: My Life with the Three Most Beautiful Women in the World Van der Vat, Dan. The Pacific Campaign Viorst, Milton. Fire in the Streets: America in the 1960s Wagner-Martin, Linda. Sylvia Plath, A Biography Wallachinsky, David & Amy Wallace. The Book Of Lists Wallachinsky, David & Amy Wallace. The People's Almanac 2 Watt, Richard. Bitter Glory: History of Poland Wayne, John. America, Why I Love Her Westin, Av. Newswatch Wilkins, Roger. A Man's Life, An Autobiography Winters, Shelley. Shelley II Wolfe, Linda. Wasted: The Preppie Murder Wolfe, Linda. Double Life Wyden, Peter. Bay Of Pigs Wynette, Tammy. Stand by your Man, An Autobiography