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In ‘Anita de Monte Laughs Last,’ a dead artist finds her voice
In her acclaimed 2022 debut, “Olga Dies Dreaming,” Xochitl Gonzalez offered an unflinching examination of power and privilege as characters of Puerto Rican descent struggled to define their ...
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Silence Is Okay, Actually
LGBT? Xochitl Gonzalez’s essay in the Atlantic today, “Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?” (subtitle, “The sound of gentrification is silence”), frames the author’s experience in moving ...
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Tell us a New York story: Finalists announced for $50,000 Gotham Book Prize
Other nominees announced Friday include Xochitl Gonzalez's “Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” Prithi Kanakamedala's “Brooklynites,” Guy Trebay's “Do Something,” Joél Leon's “Everything ...
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Tell us a New York story: Finalists announced for $50,000 Gotham Book Prize
Other nominees announced Friday include Xochitl Gonzalez's “Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” Prithi Kanakamedala's “Brooklynites,” Guy Trebay's “Do Something,” Joél Leon's “Everything and Nothing at Once, ...