Marivi Soliven

The Mango Bride

  • My Book Baby Daddy Died Today

    My Book Baby Daddy Died Today

      This has been a brutal year for loss. My mother passed away in April, and my book baby daddy died today. We all knew this day was coming. Robert Alejandro had been struggling with cancer for eight years, surviving on his partner Jetro’s Budwig Protocol diet. But eight years is a long time even…

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  • Authors in the Tent

    Authors in the Tent

    I am honored and delighted to be part of Authors in the Tent, a series of filmed interviews featured in Literary Hub and hosted by San Diego novelist Ona Russell. Previous guests include such distinguished writers as the German novelist Bernhard Schlink, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar and Representative Adam Schiff. https://lithub.com/marivi-soliven-on-the-challenges-of-being-a-faceless-interpreter/ Ona films the…

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  • Authors for Ukraine

    I’ve donated one of the last eight copies of my out of print, impossible to find novel The Mango Bride to this auction. All proceeds go directly to CARE’s Ukraine Fund. If you would like to bid on my book please click on the link below. I’m happy to have a zoom or Facetime chat…

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  • GMA 7 Interview

    When Janet Nepales contacted me to do an interview about the upcoming film adaptation of The Mango Bride I expected a few quick questions about the director, cast members and other details from the original articles in Variety and Deadline. To my surprise, Janet wanted to talk about a whole slew of topics, from Suddenly…

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