NPR's Scott Simon talks with Luis Alberto Urrea about his new novel, "Good Night, Irene." It's based on his own mother's experiences working for the Red Cross in Europe during World War II. Luis ...
The author Luis Alberto Urrea has written with authority about his Mexican roots. His best-known work, The Devil’s Highway, brought readers into that world. It’s filled with characters and scenes that ...
Author Luis Alberto poses for a selfie with members of The Spokesman-Review's Teen Journalism Institute during Northwest Passages VIP Event at The Spokesman-Review on Thursday, July 6, 2023. An ...
When he was a young boy growing up in San Diego, author Luis Alberto Urrea opened the Pandora’s box that eventually led to his new novel, “Good Night, Irene.” Urrea’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlin ...
Phyllis Irene McLaughlin de Urrea, of Staten Island, died in her sleep at 74, in 1990. Soon after, her son, Luis Alberto Urrea, who lives in Naperville, teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago ...
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Bestselling author Luis Alberto Urrea joined the L.A. Times Book Club on July 19 to discuss “Good Night, Irene,” a novel inspired by his mother’s service with the Red Cross “Donut Dollies” during ...
Luis Alberto Urrea is no stranger to historical fiction. The author earned rave reviews for his 2005 novel “The Hummingbird’s Daughter,” which told the story of his great-aunt, Teresita Urrea, the ...
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. More than 16 million Americans served during World War II, an era memorialized in books, film, monuments and our collective ...
Accomplished author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea has based his entire career on bearing witness. The Tijuana-born writer and poet of mixed heritage has spent decades creating vivid ...
When he was a young boy growing up in San Diego, author Luis Alberto Urrea opened the Pandora’s box that eventually led to his new novel, “Good Night, Irene.” Urrea’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlin ...
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