Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST, a Reese's Book Club pick longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and the award-winning OLGA DIES DREAMING, named a Best of 2022 by the New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, the Washington Post and NPR.

Gonzalez is a staff writer for The Atlantic and was recognized as a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Books by Xochitl Gonzalez

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

by Xochitl Gonzalez - Fiction

New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death.

Olga Dies Dreaming

by Xochitl Gonzalez - Fiction

A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother and Puerto Rican roots --- all in the wake of Hurricane Maria.