Xochitl Gonzalez is an American writer, screenwriter, and producer. She was educated at Edward R. Murrow High School, Brown University, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. In 2022, Gonzalez's debut novel Olga Dies Dreaming became a New York Times Best Seller on January 30, 2022.

In 2021, she began writing the newsletter Brooklyn, Everywhere for The Atlantic. By 2023, Gonzalez joined The Atlantic as a Staff Writer and gained recognition as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for her contributions.