Xochitl Gonzalez Interview, plus links to author biography, book summaries, excerpts and reviews

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Xochitl Gonzalez

How to pronounce Xochitl Gonzalez: first name is pronounced so-cheel

An interview with Xochitl Gonzalez

The author discusses her novel, Anita de Monte Laughs Last, with De'Ara Balenger for the Center for Fiction.

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Last Night in Brooklyn jacket Anita de Monte Laughs Last jacket Olga Dies Dreaming jacket
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