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 ...

Acclaimed writer Julia Alvarez will be the focus of a new documentary for PBS from “American Masters” and Latino Public Broadcasting. Timed to Hispanic Heritage Month, “Julia Alvarez: A Life ...

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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 ...

Discover the life and work of Julia Alvarez, one of America's most celebrated Latina writers. Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined is a documentary film about the life and work of Julia Alvarez, one of ...

The one-of-a-kind dolls are part of Barbie's Role Model series. Mattel is celebrating Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month with two new one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls. The toy company unveiled dolls inspired by ...

The author of 'The Cemetery of Untold Stories' is looking back at her 30-year publishing career and what it means to be an elder Alvarez, whose new book is out April 2, has long written about the ...

Julia Alvarez brought the story of the assassination of the Mirabel sisters to life in her novel. Writing "In the Time of the Butterflies," Julia Alvarez felt a responsibility to bring the story of ...

This summer on Code Switch, we're talking to some of our favorite authors about books that taught us about the different dimensions of freedom. In our last installment, we talked to author Ross Gay ...

The company unveiled Barbie dolls depicting singer Celia Cruz, a salsa star known as “La Guarachera de Cuba,” and Dominican American author-activist Julia Alvarez, “Good Morning America” reported. The ...