Author Talk with Xochitl Gonzalez

A Literary Examination of Power, Love, and Art with Xochitl Gonzalez

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Join award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez as she discusses her new novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last. Thirteen years after the death of rising art star Anita de Monte, an art-history student, Raquel, begins planning her final thesis. Living a life without a clear future while also feeling intense pressure from being one of the few Black students, Raquel connects with an older art student who helps her climb the social ranks. However, without warning, her world shatters as she unveils the tragic and fascinating murder of Anita de Monte. As she investigates, eerily similar resemblances between herself and the forgotten artist become too noticeable. Learn more about this page-turning novel and register now to chat with Xochitl Gonzalez.