The Corporation of Brown University
Xochitl Gonzalez
Trustee (2022-28)
Biography
| Xochitl Gonzalez, '99 is the New York Times bestselling author of Anita de Monte Laughs Last, a Reese's Book Club Pick, and the award-winning Olga Dies Dreaming, named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post, and NPR. Gonzalez is a staff writer for The Atlantic and was recognized as a 2023 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize 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. She is a trustee at the Brooklyn Public Library and serves on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. |