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Xochitl 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 her latest novel Last Night in Brooklyn. She is a contributor to The Atlantic, where she 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. Before writing she worked as an entrepreneur, consultant, wedding planner, fundraiser, tarot reader and writer of etiquette columns. She currently lives between Brooklyn and Long Island with her dog Hectah Lavoe.

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	A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, Xóchitl González (Goodreads Author) (foreword) 4.22 avg rating — 283,669 ratings — published 1929 — 152 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Olga Dies Dreaming 3.96 avg rating — 82,341 ratings — published 2022 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“You must remember, mijo, even people who were once your sails can become your anchors.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

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“Benevolent colonialism is still colonialism.”
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“The greatest fool is the man of color who defines his success by the White Man's standard”
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