{"title":"Xochitl Gonzalez","description":"Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning novel Olga Dies Dreaming and the Reese's Book Club Pick Anita de Monte Laughs Last. She is a contributor to The Atlantic, where she was recognized as a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.","products":[{"product_id":"anita-de-monte-laughs-last-reeses-book-club-pick-a-novel-paperback","title":"Anita de Monte Laughs Last: Reese's Book Club Pick (a Novel) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of 2024: \u003ci\u003eKirkus, TIME, NPR, Goodreads, Electric Lit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand more!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnita de Monte Laughs Last\u003c\/i\u003e is a cry for justice. Writing with urgency and rage, Gonzalez speaks up for those who have been othered and deemed unworthy, robbed of their legacy.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e―The Washington Post \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAnita De Monte Laughs Last \u003c\/i\u003eby Xochitl Gonzalez asks some big questions, like who in art or history is remembered, who is left behind or erased and WHY. I have goosebumps just talking about this story.\" \u003ci\u003e―\u003c\/i\u003eReese Witherspoon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten--certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color, like her, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita's story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both women, \u003ci\u003eAnita de Monte Laughs Last\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101212872927,"sku":"9781250786241","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/soxSBM7iMl9781250786241.webp?v=1781068481"},{"product_id":"last-night-in-brooklyn-hardcover","title":"Last Night in Brooklyn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePEOPLE, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e ELECTRIC LIT, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, VULTURE, LITHUB, BOOK RIOT, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, THE BOSTON GLOBE, TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY, SHE READS, LIBRARY JOURNAL, \u003c\/i\u003eAND MORE!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor's secret past\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSPRING, 2007 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twenty-six, Alicia Canales Forten feels smothered by her future. 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It is a story about everything money can buy--and the destruction of what it can't.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101960769759,"sku":"9781250372031","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zsEZiOfMgO9781250372031.webp?v=1781075977"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/xochitl-gonzalez.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}