Julia Alvarez wrote about the interior lives of working class women. While at the Yaddo writing retreat, Julia Alvarez found herself suffering from writers block. Inspiration struck when she ...

For her second novel, “In the Time of the Butterflies,” Julia Alvarez wanted to write about dictatorship from a female perspective. She chose the stories of the Mirabal sisters, Patria, Minerva, María ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Julia Alvarez describes writing as an act of “un-selving.” What the Dominican American poet and novelist means is that authors ...

Her father was a chief surgeon, which gave her family financial comfort. But their political exile to Queens, New York, in 1960 would have a profound effect on her upbringing. Now, a PBS documentary ...

LAWRENCE — Dominican-American writer Julia Alvarez told a capacity crowd at Northern Essex Community College about our need to establish connections by telling and listening to each others’ stories.

American Masters presents “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. The documentary will also be available to stream on the PBS app. Julia Alvarez ...

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Find a book excerpt here. We revisit Deepa Fernandes' April 2024 conversation with Julia Alvarez about her novel "The Cemetery of Untold Stories." The book centers around Alma, a prolific author who ...

Esperanza Arts Center invites you to an evening of cultural celebration featuring live music, Latin cuisine, and a discussion on the life and work of renowned author Julia Alvarez. Part of the new ...

Critically-acclaimed author Julia Alvarez is the focus of the American Masters documentary, “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined.” The hour-long film will premiere at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, on New ...