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You heard it here first! Grub Street's tradition of top-flight keynote speakers at the annual Muse and the Marketplace literary conference continues. We are proud to announce that the incomparable Julia Alvarez -- author of over 21 novels, essays, books for young readers and poetry -- will address the conference over lunch on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Ms. Alvarez will have just published her newest book in April 2012, a work of non-fiction about a friend's wedding in Haiti that takes Julia there before and after the earthquake