Adrian Astur Alvarez
Fiction, essays, and a newsletter by Adrian Astur Alvarez. First-generation American writer based in Oviedo, Spain. Debut novel seeking representation.

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26
Mar

Reckless in Texas (Texas Rodeo, #1)

Kari Lynn Dell I'm not giving this one a star rating because it is so unlike anything I&
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26
Mar

Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea?

Annie Barrows · ★★★★ I'm still working through the series with my daughter and this one is written in a
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26
Mar
The Forgotten Door

The Forgotten Door

Alexander Key · ★★★★ I'm too young to have any nostalgia for this one. In fact, I never knew it
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26
Mar
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

2026 · ★★★ A severely depressing film about what makes success in the world we're living in today and how
1 min read
18
Mar
Long Answers to made up questions

A Question About Romance Novels

A friend pointed out I'd never read a romance novel. She was right. Here's what I found out about myself on my first try.
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17
Mar
Blue fountain pen on a leather background

March 17, 2026

I am sitting in my office in Oviedo. It is sunny outside and the light through my windows is painting
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16
Mar
The First Four Books of Poems

The First Four Books of Poems

W.S. Merwin · ★★★ I guess I just wanted to start at the beginning. What I found is an understandably uneven
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16
Mar
The Trees

The Trees

Percival Everett · ★★★★★ Prompted by the film American Fiction, which I really enjoyed, I decided to pick up an Everett book
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16
Mar
Dead Souls

Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol · ★★★★★ I finally got a chance to find out why Gogol's work is called a masterpiece. There&
16
Mar
Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other

Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other

Danielle Dutton · ★★★★★ I am floored by this innovative and inspiring collection from Dutton. Her prose moves me as though by