One of America’s preeminent storytellers, Xochitl Gonzalez is a bestselling author, prolific journalist, screenwriter, and producer. Gonzalez is the New York Times–bestselling author of the award-winning novel Olga Dies Dreaming, the Reese’s Book Club Pick Anita de Monte Laughs Last, and Last Night in Brooklyn, a USA Today national bestseller and Best of Spring 2026 pick by Time, Amazon Books, NPR, and more. A contributor to The Atlantic, Gonzalez was recognized as a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary. She is a 2026 TED Democracy Speaker and Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Resident.

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