Anita de Monte Laughs Last \; 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. In \;1985. Anita de Monte\, a rising star in the art wo rld\, is found dead in New York City\; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn&rsquo\;t. By 1998 Anita&rsquo\;s name had been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel\, a third-year art history student was preparing her final thesis. On College Hill\, surrounded by pr ivileged students whose futures are already paved out for them\, Raquel fe els like an outsider. Students of color\, like her\, are the minority ther e\, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is n o secret. But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connec ted older art student\, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the socia l ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds\, she stumbles upon Anita &rsquo\;s story\, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relation ship\, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
\nMoving b ack and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both Anita an d Raquel\, this is sure a novel (and a conversation) that you don&rsquo\;t want to miss. Register now!
\nAbout the Author:&nb sp\;Xochitl Gonzalez is the \;New York Times \;bestselling author of \;Olga Dies Dreaming. Named Best of 2022 by \;The New York Times\, TIME\, \;Kirkus\, \;Wa shington Post\, and \;NPR\, \;Olga Dies Dreaming \;was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fi ction and the New York City Book Award. Gonzalez is a 2021 MFA graduate fr om the Iowa Writers&rsquo\; Workshop. Her nonfiction work has been publish ed in \;Elle Decor\, \;Allure\, Vogue\, \;Real Simple\, and \;The Cut. Her commentary w riting for \;The Atlantic \;was recognized as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A native Brooklynite and proud public school gradu ate\, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog\, Hectah Lavoe.
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