We cannot wait for you to join us as we ch at with award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez about her ne west novel \;Anita de Monte Laughs Last. \;
\nAnita de Monte Laughs Last \;is a propulsive\, witty examination of power\, love\, a nd 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 world\, 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 na me had been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel\, a thir d-year art history student was preparing her final thesis. On College Hill \, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out f or them\, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color\, like her\, ar e the minority there\, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret. But 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&rsquo\;s story\, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship\, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artis t.
\nMoving back and forth through time and told from the perspectiv es of both Anita and Raquel\, this is sure a novel (and a conversation) th at you don&rsquo\;t want to miss. Register now!
\nAbout the Author:& nbsp\;Xochitl Gonzalez is the \;New York Times \;bestselling autho r of \;Olga Dies Dreaming. Named Best of 2022 by \;The New York Ti mes\, TIME\, \;Kirkus\, \;Washington Post\, and \;NPR\, \; Olga Dies Dreaming \;was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Boo k Prize in Fiction and the New York City Book Award. Gonzalez is a 2021 MF A graduate from the Iowa Writers&rsquo\; Workshop. Her nonfiction work has been published in \;Elle Decor\, \;Allure\, Vogue\, \;Real Si mple\, and \;The Cut. Her commentary writing for \;The Atlantic&nb sp\;was recognized as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A native Brooklyn ite and proud public school graduate\, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown Univ ersity and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog\, Hectah Lavoe.< /p>\n
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