34 ratings | 3 reviews | avg rating:4.47

Xóchitl González’s Followers (2,744)

Xóchitl’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (1)
read (34)

Xóchitl’s Friends (34)

Donna Foster

2,352 books | 4,999 friends

Bunny

3,141 books | 136 friends

Michelle

1,491 books | 248 friends

Shay ☆

368 books | 567 friends

Deborah

1,954 books | 61 friends

Naomi

418 books | 137 friends

Kelly Ashworth

114 books | 26 friends

Rachel Dodes

54 books | 14 friends

More friends…

Xóchitl González

Goodreads Author

Born

in New York City, The United States

Website

https://www.xochitlgonzalez.com

Genre

Fiction

Influences

Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Zadie Smith; John Irving; Paul Beatty; Jonatha ...more

Member Since

October 2019

edit data

I'm a native of Brooklyn, New York, where I was raised by my maternal grandparents in South Brooklyn. A proud graduate of the New York City public school system, I studied performing arts at Edward R. Murrow high school before getting my B.A. in Fine Art and Art History at Brown University in 1999. Nearly twenty years later, on the eve of my 40th birthday, I decided to listen to the long whispered dream of writing. I attended The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and then was accepted to the Iowa Writers' Workshop where I was an Iowa Arts Fellow and recipient of the Michener-Copernicus Prize for Fiction. I completed my MFA in May of 2021 at the tender age of 43. Before writing I worked as an entrepreneur, consultant, wedding planner, fund-rais ...more

Combine Editions
Xóchitl González’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 124,076 ratings · 14,024 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, Xóchitl González (Goodreads Author) (foreword) 4.22 avg rating — 259,368 ratings — published 1929 — 637 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 — 77,507 ratings — published 2022 — 3 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
	Anita de Monte Laughs Last 3.77 avg rating — 46,529 ratings — published 2024 — 14 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
	Last Night in Brooklyn 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 3 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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

For those of us with a serious reading habit, the end of the calendar year is an exciting time. We get to look forward to the next year’s...

Xóchitl is Currently Reading

Xóchitl González is currently reading

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

by Xóchitl González (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Sep 27, 2023 06:49AM

rss
Xóchitl’s Recent Updates

Xóchitl González voted for Anita de Monte Laughs Last as Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction in the Final Round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
Nov 27, 2024 09:23AM · like
Xóchitl González rated a book really liked it Users by Colin Winnette (Goodreads Author)	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
I really, really enjoyed this book! Stylistically, thematically... Winnette just does a beautiful job capturing upper-middle class mailaise through the eyes of a man who keeps failing upwards and yet is fully asleep at the wheel of his own life. And ...more
Jan 07, 2024 08:04PM · 10 likes · like · see review
Xóchitl González rated a book it was amazing Open Throat by Henry Hoke (Goodreads Author)	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
This book was one of those gifts of life where you remember that you read it because you can mark time in the before and the after. I fell in love with the protagonist-- i think its impossible not to. He reminded me what love is, the pain humans can ...more
Jan 07, 2024 07:52PM · 8 likes · like · see review

More of Xóchitl's books…

Quotes by Xóchitl González (?)

“You must remember, mijo, even people who were once your sails can become your anchors.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

54 likes

“Benevolent colonialism is still colonialism.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

18 likes

“The greatest fool is the man of color who defines his success by the White Man's standard”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

14 likes

See all Xóchitl González's quotes »

Polls

May BoTM Nominations ~ Published in 2024 ~ 1st Poll

All the Colors of the Dark

by Chris Whitaker

8 votes, 38.1%

I Died on a Tuesday

by Jane Corry

3 votes, 14.3%

The Return of Ellie Black

by Emiko Jean

2 votes, 9.5%

How to Read a Book

by Monica Wood

2 votes, 9.5%

The Mighty Red

by Louise Erdrich

2 votes, 9.5%

The Things We Didn’t Know

by Elba Iris Pérez

1 vote, 4.8%

The Night We Lost Him

by Laura Dave

1 vote, 4.8%

Intermezzo

by Sally Rooney

1 vote, 4.8%

Tell Me Everything

by Elizabeth Strout

1 vote, 4.8%

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

by Xóchitl González

0 votes, 0.0%

21 total votes

comments and details

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Crazy Challenge C...: X authors	9	144	Sep 26, 2021 09:27AM
Play Book Tag: Focus on Reading - Week 8- What you are reading	24	33	Sep 28, 2021 12:04AM
Around the World ...: Calzean's Frequent Flyer 2021	61	217	Oct 26, 2021 02:40PM
On The Same Page : Kathleen's 2022 Independent Challenge	10	13	Jan 03, 2022 03:10PM
2026 Reading Chal...: Joy's Gems: 200 in 2022	11	194	Jan 16, 2022 06:32PM
On The Same Page : Kathleen's Motley Reading Challenge	1	4	Jan 20, 2022 09:35AM
Aussie Readers: Em's 2022 personal reading challenge	19	40	Jan 28, 2022 10:03PM
The Seasonal Read...: * Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!	3281	379	Feb 28, 2022 09:00PM