Julia Alvarez

Sep 19, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Julia Alvarez |s We Love

We’re so excited for the premier of the brand-new documentary Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined coming to PBS this week. Spotlighting the life, work and activism of acclaimed author Julia Alvarez, this documentary features exclusive interviews with Alvarez and her contemporaries. Throughout her incredible life, Alvarez has advocated for women and girls against violence, patriarchal control and displacement, and served as a trailblazer for countless Latine authors.

Jul 26, 2024 | valleybreeze.com | Alan Rosenberg |Riss M. Neilson |Julia Alvarez

The latest novels from an emerging Rhode Island writer and a bestselling Nantucket author are among four strong recent releases. “A Love Like the Sun”By Riss M. Neilson, read by Frankie Corzo. Penguin Audio, 10⅓ hours, $25. The new book from Rhode Island author Neilson is a romance with a Providence twist — and a serious message. It’s the story of Laniah Thompson, who’s working as a hotel maid to make ends meet while also helping her mother run their natural-beauty business.

Jul 19, 2024 | sacbee.com | Jenny Holiday |Holly Gramazio |Ali Hazelwood |Julia Alvarez

Books always provide excellent company — it’s a fact! Whether your upcoming weekend plans include a long travel day, a sunny beach trip, or just a weekend spent relaxing in the shade with a cold glass of lemonade, a good book is sure to deliver top-notch entertainment. Here, FIRST Book Club (aka FFW Book Club) has gathered a variety of recommendations for the week of July 19 to August 1. From historical romance to family saga, magical realism and more, we have something for everyone.

Jul 10, 2024 | thebeliever.net | Julia Alvarez

When I was growing up, in a large extended family in the Dominican Republic, one of the things that distinguished me from that indistinct mass of siblings and cousins was that mine was the best godmother. Her name was tía Amelia, and in her youth she had been a legendary beauty. Even as an older woman, which is how I remember her, she was beautiful. Her skin was dramatically pale in contrast to her black hair, which was, by then, streaked with silver threads; her eyes were an astonishing sky blue.

May 31, 2024 | billwolfe.substack.com | Julia Alvarez |Bill Wolfe

The Cemetery of Untold StoriesBy Julia AlvarezAlgonquin Books: April 2, 2024256 pages, $28.00Believe it or not, The Cemetery of Untold Stories was my first Julia Alvarez book (hangs head in shame). I’ve been meaning to read In the Time of Butterflies and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents for ages, but never seem to get around to them (those poor back catalog books always get overlooked).