Honored to be the subject of Gustavo Arellano's canto today! Canto CDXX: Lisa Alvarez, Profe to the OC Revolution.

Rebecca Schultz reviews "Some Final Beauty and Other Stories" in the new issue of Citric Acid. "The collection feels like a gift to its readers and, especially, a gift to Southern California, a place Alvarez clearly loves and that she truly sees." www.citricacid.ink/issue-15/you...

Soon in San Diego! On Saturday October 11, join me, Emily Greenberg and legendary singer-songwriter (and writer) Cindy Lee Berryhill. Intro by Bibliocracy Radio (KPFK) host Andrew Tonkovich. Free admission. 7:00 PM San Diego Writers, Ink 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 204

My joy this challenging week was listening to Jon DiSavino's reading of my story "Manuel." The first 40 minutes of the podcast is our conversation and his masterful reading of this story starts just after the 40 minute mark. Here's the link: shortstorytoday.com

An insightful read! Michael Sedano's framing the collection through the theme of "bilocation," which surfaces in the first story, taught me something about my own work. Check it out.

LA friends, a week from today, join me at Beyond Baroque for my LA book launch for “Some Final Beauty and other stories.” I’ll be sharing the evening with Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and Daniel Olivas. Saturday Sept. 5. Doors open at 7:00. Reading starts at 7:30. $10.00 www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-la...

On Friday September 5, join Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Daniel Olivas and me at Beyond Baroque, 7:30 PM as we read from “new works exploring resistance rooted in place, adding their voices to the contemporary Chicanx literary landscape.” In person at Beyond Baroque ($10.00) and live on YouTube.

Honored to be the subject of this story, which discusses my new book, "Some Final beauty adn other stories," in the context of my teaching career at IVC. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

A week from now, on Sat 8/16, I'll celebrate "Some Final Beauty and Other Stories" with a book launch at LibroMobile. I'll be in conversation with OC Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez. Join us for conversation, reading, and a reception. Cake! Rebel Girl IPA! Good people!

Happy Pub Day to "Some Final Beauty and other stories"! Hope to see some of you at the upcoming events: Sat. 8/16 at LibroMobile in Santa Ana; Fri. 9/5 at Beyond Baroque in Venice; Sat. 10/11 at Writers, Ink in San Diego and Wed. 10/22 at UC Irvine. Details to follow.

"Some Final Beauty" is one of Alta Journal's picks for August! Check it out: "In this story collection... Alvarez delivers a funny and moving trove of stories that celebrate lives full of purpose and hope." www.altaonline.com/books/g65492...

It's here! bsky.app/profile/unvp...

Five months away from publication day! Galleys are here. Media folks, let me know if you want one. Grateful for the support. unpress.nevada.edu/.../some-fin...