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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Chicago Public Library picks ‘Olga Dies Dreaming’ for 2025 citywide read, its first by a Puerto Rican author
Description: The Chicago Public Library has selected its One Book, One Chicago title for 2025.
The book is Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez.
Olga Dies Dreaming tells the stories of two successful Latino siblings who must confront the impact of long-held family secrets as their estranged mother returns to their lives.
WBEZ contributor Adora Namigadde sits down with Xochitl Gonzalez to discuss the book.
HOST: LANE