Julia Alvarez
@writerjalvarez.bsky.social
Writer of novels, essays, books for young readers, & poetry. THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES available now: https://linktr.ee/jlalvarez
My sincerest congratulations to Ian Baucom, 18th President of Middlebury College. It was a pleasure to speak at his inauguration, and celebrate the College that nurtured my soul as a student and teacher.
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My sincerest congratulations to Ian Baucom, 18th President of Middlebury College. It was a pleasure to speak at his inauguration, and celebrate the College that nurtured my soul as a student and teacher.
Latino Public Broadcasting will be screening “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined,” an American Masters film, tomorrow on PBS at 10 pm ET. I’m forever honored by this documentary and invite you to watch.
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Latino Public Broadcasting will be screening “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined,” an American Masters film, tomorrow on PBS at 10 pm ET. I’m forever honored by this documentary and invite you to watch.
A visit also to an exhibit of Diablos Ecológicos, based on those traditional “devils,” (Diablos Cojuelos) come out on the streets of the D.R. during carnival. Luis Riveras makes his with the community using recycled materials.
September 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A visit also to an exhibit of Diablos Ecológicos, based on those traditional “devils,” (Diablos Cojuelos) come out on the streets of the D.R. during carnival. Luis Riveras makes his with the community using recycled materials.
Adding to the fun was a visit to Casa de Abuela installation, where we met the curators as well as the director of Punto Urban Art Museum, responsible for all the murals around the neighborhood on subsidized housing.
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Adding to the fun was a visit to Casa de Abuela installation, where we met the curators as well as the director of Punto Urban Art Museum, responsible for all the murals around the neighborhood on subsidized housing.
My conversation on stage with Dr. Keja Valens was like a meeting of old friends to share our stories, told and untold. I also highly recommend picking up a copy of her book, “Culinary Colonialism, Caribbean Cookbooks, and Recipes of National Independence.”
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My conversation on stage with Dr. Keja Valens was like a meeting of old friends to share our stories, told and untold. I also highly recommend picking up a copy of her book, “Culinary Colonialism, Caribbean Cookbooks, and Recipes of National Independence.”
The Salem rep, Manny Cruz, showed up to give me an official welcome—he shares the same name and surname as one of the protagonists in my novel!
September 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Salem rep, Manny Cruz, showed up to give me an official welcome—he shares the same name and surname as one of the protagonists in my novel!
Great visit in Salem as guest of the Salem Literary Festival, whose pick for One Book, One Salem this year was The Cemetery of Untold Stories. The warmth and cariño of the community, filled with Dominicans—¡Qué viva Quisqueya!—made up for the rain and chill and the cold wet feet.
September 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Great visit in Salem as guest of the Salem Literary Festival, whose pick for One Book, One Salem this year was The Cemetery of Untold Stories. The warmth and cariño of the community, filled with Dominicans—¡Qué viva Quisqueya!—made up for the rain and chill and the cold wet feet.
A lovely reading at Phoenix Books in Burlington, VT. We were a convivial group of fans of my old friend Judy Yarnall, who just published her debut collection of poems at 84.
September 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A lovely reading at Phoenix Books in Burlington, VT. We were a convivial group of fans of my old friend Judy Yarnall, who just published her debut collection of poems at 84.
The Center for Fiction is holding a reading group, “Reading Hispaniola: Edwidge Danticat and Julia Alvarez with Dr. Norrell Edwards”. I’m honored to be included in the curriculum along with one of my favorite writers.
The link to register is available here: centerforfiction.org/group-worksh...
The link to register is available here: centerforfiction.org/group-worksh...
September 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Center for Fiction is holding a reading group, “Reading Hispaniola: Edwidge Danticat and Julia Alvarez with Dr. Norrell Edwards”. I’m honored to be included in the curriculum along with one of my favorite writers.
The link to register is available here: centerforfiction.org/group-worksh...
The link to register is available here: centerforfiction.org/group-worksh...
A lovely and lively afternoon at Strafford VT’s iconic Town House with the Justin Morrill Homestead Speakers Series: What Really Matters.
What really matters are gatherings like this in which over a hundred community members and friends came together.
What really matters are gatherings like this in which over a hundred community members and friends came together.
August 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A lovely and lively afternoon at Strafford VT’s iconic Town House with the Justin Morrill Homestead Speakers Series: What Really Matters.
What really matters are gatherings like this in which over a hundred community members and friends came together.
What really matters are gatherings like this in which over a hundred community members and friends came together.
We also visited the Dominican Consulate in Boston with our friend Leonidas Valenzuela where we were warmly welcomed by Yadires Nova-Salcedo, Dominican Cultural Liaison in New England, and Bethania Rodríguez, Vice Consul.
May 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
We also visited the Dominican Consulate in Boston with our friend Leonidas Valenzuela where we were warmly welcomed by Yadires Nova-Salcedo, Dominican Cultural Liaison in New England, and Bethania Rodríguez, Vice Consul.
A delightful evening at the 36th Annual American Literature Association Conference. Jim Nagel, Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia, was a gracious host to a wonderful, engaged audience of scholars, graduate students, and teachers from as far away as South Korea and Ukraine.
May 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A delightful evening at the 36th Annual American Literature Association Conference. Jim Nagel, Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia, was a gracious host to a wonderful, engaged audience of scholars, graduate students, and teachers from as far away as South Korea and Ukraine.
Although I’m unable to go due to prior commitments, Dedé’s memoir is essential reading. Attached are a couple of pictures during her and Minou’s visits to Vermont many years ago, in my garden. I hope you will attend.
May 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Although I’m unable to go due to prior commitments, Dedé’s memoir is essential reading. Attached are a couple of pictures during her and Minou’s visits to Vermont many years ago, in my garden. I hope you will attend.
@wordupbooks.bsky.social will be hosting Ana Martínez and Heather Hennes as they introduce their English translation of Alive in Their Garden: The True Story of the Mirabal Sisters and Their Fight for Freedom with Minou Tavárez Mirabal on May 22nd. You can RSVP here: withfriends.co/event/232900...
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@wordupbooks.bsky.social will be hosting Ana Martínez and Heather Hennes as they introduce their English translation of Alive in Their Garden: The True Story of the Mirabal Sisters and Their Fight for Freedom with Minou Tavárez Mirabal on May 22nd. You can RSVP here: withfriends.co/event/232900...
Rachel, the events coordinator, and owner, Nicole, were welcoming and generous, and my on-stage conversation with Megan Mayhew Bergman was lively and fun. Megan is an amazing talent— I loved her latest collection of stories, How Strange A Season, as well as her previous, Almost Famous Women.
May 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Rachel, the events coordinator, and owner, Nicole, were welcoming and generous, and my on-stage conversation with Megan Mayhew Bergman was lively and fun. Megan is an amazing talent— I loved her latest collection of stories, How Strange A Season, as well as her previous, Almost Famous Women.
Rainy and chilly Sunday in Vermont but a warm and lovely group of folks at @northshirebooks.bsky.social's annual Booktopia festival—don’t we all need a utopia right about now and what could be better than one stocked with books?—
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Rainy and chilly Sunday in Vermont but a warm and lovely group of folks at @northshirebooks.bsky.social's annual Booktopia festival—don’t we all need a utopia right about now and what could be better than one stocked with books?—
A shoutout for my longtime friend, Greg Djanikian, whose New & Selected poems, Nostalgia for the Future, was just published by Green Writers Press. Greg was my classmate at Syracuse University in MA in Creative Program. I’ve loved his poems ever since.
April 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A shoutout for my longtime friend, Greg Djanikian, whose New & Selected poems, Nostalgia for the Future, was just published by Green Writers Press. Greg was my classmate at Syracuse University in MA in Creative Program. I’ve loved his poems ever since.
I want to give a shoutout to this truly dazzling gift I received from my former student, Vendela Vida www.vendelavida.com/about. Remembering that her old teacher loves Leaves of Grass, Vendela sent me the new deluxe two-volume edition of the poem just published by @mcsweeneys.net.
April 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I want to give a shoutout to this truly dazzling gift I received from my former student, Vendela Vida www.vendelavida.com/about. Remembering that her old teacher loves Leaves of Grass, Vendela sent me the new deluxe two-volume edition of the poem just published by @mcsweeneys.net.
With the paperback of The Cemetery of Untold Stories coming out this week, I’m thinking fondly on the launch event with Elizabeth Acevedo, Angie Cruz and Yariana Torres– extraordinary writers on an extraordinary night hosted by @wordupbooks.bsky.social and photographed by @eabreuvisuals.bsky.social.
April 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
With the paperback of The Cemetery of Untold Stories coming out this week, I’m thinking fondly on the launch event with Elizabeth Acevedo, Angie Cruz and Yariana Torres– extraordinary writers on an extraordinary night hosted by @wordupbooks.bsky.social and photographed by @eabreuvisuals.bsky.social.
Happy birthday to the paperback edition of The Cemetery of Untold Stories, out on April 1st in time for spring.
Plant one on your bookshelf and on the bookshelves of your friends and book clubs!
Plant one on your bookshelf and on the bookshelves of your friends and book clubs!
April 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy birthday to the paperback edition of The Cemetery of Untold Stories, out on April 1st in time for spring.
Plant one on your bookshelf and on the bookshelves of your friends and book clubs!
Plant one on your bookshelf and on the bookshelves of your friends and book clubs!
Mariposa’s second annual Global Studies semester was a huge success! This year, the entire organization focused on the continent of Africa, enabling the Mariposa girls to learn about the history, languages, cultures, food, music, and traditions of various countries.
March 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Mariposa’s second annual Global Studies semester was a huge success! This year, the entire organization focused on the continent of Africa, enabling the Mariposa girls to learn about the history, languages, cultures, food, music, and traditions of various countries.
I'm thrilled to share that this Thursday, the 27th, AARP will be hosting a virtual screening of "Julia Alvarez: A Life (Re)Imagined" at 8pm ET.
I've been so touched by the love for this film and hope you will join the screening. The link to register can be found here: local.aarp.org/vcc-event/mo...
I've been so touched by the love for this film and hope you will join the screening. The link to register can be found here: local.aarp.org/vcc-event/mo...
March 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm thrilled to share that this Thursday, the 27th, AARP will be hosting a virtual screening of "Julia Alvarez: A Life (Re)Imagined" at 8pm ET.
I've been so touched by the love for this film and hope you will join the screening. The link to register can be found here: local.aarp.org/vcc-event/mo...
I've been so touched by the love for this film and hope you will join the screening. The link to register can be found here: local.aarp.org/vcc-event/mo...
What a pleasure to attend the 2025 NeMLA convention as a keynote speaker. Dr. Alfonso-Short gave me a warm introduction, and the audience was lively and welcoming. I always love talking to teachers and to readers, and NeMLA conference abounds in them.
March 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
What a pleasure to attend the 2025 NeMLA convention as a keynote speaker. Dr. Alfonso-Short gave me a warm introduction, and the audience was lively and welcoming. I always love talking to teachers and to readers, and NeMLA conference abounds in them.
Participating in this today— I hope you will too.
February 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Participating in this today— I hope you will too.
The Mariposa girls took their Blues poems home and then created their own revised poems and recited them.
Only one on this video, but very impressed by how they took the prompt and ran with it! And a stellar recitation.
Only one on this video, but very impressed by how they took the prompt and ran with it! And a stellar recitation.
February 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Mariposa girls took their Blues poems home and then created their own revised poems and recited them.
Only one on this video, but very impressed by how they took the prompt and ran with it! And a stellar recitation.
Only one on this video, but very impressed by how they took the prompt and ran with it! And a stellar recitation.