Xochitl Gonzalez

Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming . Named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME , Kirkus , Washington Post , and NPR , Olga Dies Dreaming was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fiction and the New York City Book Award. Gonzalez is a 2021 MFA graduate from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her nonfiction work has been published in Elle Decor , Allure, Vogue , Real Simple , and The Cut . She is a staff writer for The Atlantic,...See more

Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming . Named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME , Kirkus , Washington Post , and NPR , Olga Dies Dreaming was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fiction and the New York City Book Award. Gonzalez is a 2021 MFA graduate from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her nonfiction work has been published in Elle Decor , Allure, Vogue , Real Simple , and The Cut . She is a staff writer for The Atlantic, where her work has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog, Hectah Lavoe. See less