2022 Debuts: Xochitl Gonzalez's 'Olga Dies Dreaming'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 5, 2022

A new debut novel tells the story of a Nuyorican wedding planner whose life changes when her absent mother, a former member of the Young Lords who turned radical, comes back into the picture. Author Xochitl Gonzalez, herself a former New York City wedding planner, joins us to discuss her first novel Olga Dies Dreaming, as part of our series "2022 Debuts."

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