We are proud to present a reading by Julia Alvarez.

Julia Alvarez is the author of numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel In the Time of the Butterflies, with over one million copies in print, was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for its national Big Read program, and in 2013 President Obama awarded Alvarez the National Medal of Arts. She was the subject of an American Masters documentary, “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined," on PBS. She’ll publish the poetry collection Visitations in spring 2026.  

In addition to the in-person reading, most Reading & Lecture Series events are streamed live on our website.