OBOC Keynote: Xochitl Gonzalez, Author of Olga Dies Dreaming

Join us for a season finale event featuring Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming. Gonzalez will be in conversation with Donna Seaman of Booklist to discuss her career and the book. This very special opportunity is not to be missed.

Xochitl Gonzalez is the author of this year’s One Book, One Chicago selection, Olga Dies Dreaming, which was named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post, and NPR. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Anita De Monte Laughs Last, a Reese’s Book Club Pick longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize. Gonzalez is a staff writer for The Atlantic and 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.

Learn more at chi.gov/obockeynote.