Rafael Alvarez

Rafael Alvarez is a Baltimore-based journalist who worked on the city desk the Baltimore Sun for more than two decades. He is the author of a dozen books, both fiction and nonfiction, and his work has also appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, CNN, and other outlets. He has written prime-time dramas on NBC and is a former staff writer for The Wire. Alvarez is the author of The Wire: Truth Be Told, an encyclopedic companion to the HBO series, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. Alvarez has received a 2021 Living History award from the Baltimore Historical Society.