Julia Alvarez describes writing as an act of “un-selving.” What the Dominican American poet and novelist means is that authors give life to their characters by feeding them bits of their own life.

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 Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

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 ...

Alvarez, who was awarded The National Medal of the Arts, spent her childhood years in the Dominican Republic and describes ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Julia Alvarez recounts the day she had to escape from the Dominican Republic with her family. Julia Alvarez and her sisters recount the day they had to escape from the Dominican Republic with their ...

If a story is never told, where does it go? Does it stay with the author? Does it fade into the void? Or does it find a way to be told? These are just a few of the questions asked in Julia Alvarez’s ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. In Julia Alvarez’s “The Cemetery of Untold Stories,” a graveyard in the Dominican Republic becomes a rich wellspring for discarded ...

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 ...

Julia Alvarez’s “The Cemetery of Untold Stories” is a book about the power of narratives and the way they shape us. Engaging and written in a playful, crystal-clear prose, this novel explores ...