Prior to writing, Gonzalez was an entrepreneur, fundraiser, and all-around hustler for nearly 20 years. She is a board member of the Lower East Side Girls Club and the Brooklyn Public Library, and a trustee of the corporation of Brown University, where she received her B.A. in Visual Art. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate, she lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog, Hectah Lavoe.
> Interviews:
Inside the luxury wedding arms race with a former planner - Press Play with Madeline Brand via KCRW
Novelist Xochitl Gonzalez Always Has Capers on Hand - The Grub Street Diet
Why a writer doesn’t want a quiet Brooklyn - All Things Considered via NPR
Silence and Gentrification - All of It via WNYC
Contemporary Authors on Their Favorite New York City Novels - T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Four Questions for Xochitl Gonzalez Regarding Her Debut Novel - Los Angeles Review of Books
Xochitl Gonzalez and the Art of Traversing Worlds - LatinoUSA Podcast
The Radical Way Author Xochitl Gonzalez Overcame Imposter Syndrome - Bustle
Why Novelist Xochitl Gonzalez Isn't Done Being Ambitious - Latina to Latina Podcast
Xochitl Gonzalez on her second act - Bevelations via Radio Andy
Xochitl Gonzalez’s Favorite Spots in Clinton Hill - Curbed
Inside the Best-Seller List: Want to Be a Writer? Get Your Training as a Wedding Planner - The New York Times
The Liberation of Olga - The Cut
On Olga Dies Dreaming - Poured Over Podcast via Barnes & Noble Reads
Xochitl Gonzalez Celebrates the Resilient Human Spirit - Refinery29
XOCHITL - Subway Book Review
On the Emotional Toll of Success - The Maris Review Podcast via Literary Hub
Xochitl Gonzalez on Hulu Pilot, Release of Her Debut Novel - Iowa Magazine
Episode 249 - Fully Booked Podcast via Kirkus Reviews
Xochitl Gonzalez’s Debut Novel is a Pivotal Examination of Puerto Ricanness - Jezebel
An Overnight Success Years in the Making - Los Angeles Times
Lists and Reviews:
The Book Report: Ron Charles’ favorite novels of 2022 - CBS News Sunday Morning
Organizaba bodas en Brooklyn y se inspiró en ello para escribir uno de los best sellers más destacados del año - La Nación
Opinión: La madre kamikaze - El Nuevo Día
‘Olga Dies Dreaming’ by Xochitl Gonzalez is this week’s ‘GMA’ Buzz Pick - Good Morning America
The Book Report: Recommendations from Washington Post critic Ron Charles - CBS News Sunday Morning
Hot Topics with Ana Navarro - The View
22 Books the Read With Jenna Community Can’t Wait to Read in 2022 - Today
11 New Books We Recommend This Week - The New York Times
The Approval Matrix: Cocktails To-Go And Blood-Sucking Celeb Weirdos - Vulture
Review: A Unique and Beautiful Force - ABCNews
Review: The Daughter of a Revolutionary Becomes a Wedding Planner. Drama Ensues. - The New York Times
Review: Nuanced Novel of Family, Race and Politics - The Guardian
This Week’s Best New Fiction - Daily Mail
The Best Buzziest New Books of 2022 - Harper’s Bazaar
Review: Say ‘I Do’ To Xochitl' Gonzalez’s Olga Dies Dreaming - Washington Post
Starred Review - Kirkus Reviews
For thoughtful, versatile and entertaining columns that explore how gentrification and the predominant white culture in the U.S. stifle the physical and emotional expression of racial minorities. (Moved by the jury from Criticism, where it originally was entered.)
NOMINATED WORK
BIOGRAPHY
Xochitl Gonzalez is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She is the New York Times best-selling author of Olga Dies Dreaming, and is writing and co–executive producing a television adaptation of the book. Her work has been published by Allure, Bustle, Vogue, and The Cut. Prior to writing, Gonzalez had an extensive career as a wedding planner, an entrepreneur, and a consultant. She sits on the board of the Lower Eastside Girls Club.
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