{"product_id":"last-night-in-brooklyn-hardcover","title":"Last Night in Brooklyn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXochitl Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePEOPLE, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e ELECTRIC LIT, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, VULTURE, LITHUB, BOOK RIOT, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, THE BOSTON GLOBE, TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY, SHE READS, LIBRARY JOURNAL, \u003c\/i\u003eAND MORE!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor's secret past\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSPRING, 2007 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twenty-six, Alicia Canales Forten feels smothered by her future. She's in a long-distance relationship, living at home with her mother's beliefs, saving up for her wedding to a future doctor. But after Alicia ventures out one night in the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, she finds herself lured by the siren song of youth and possibility that the striving crowd of creatives holds, and moves in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one embodies this milieu more than La Garza, a larger-than-life, up-and-coming fashion designer whose epic house parties fuel neighborhood lore. La Garza's life, observed by Alicia from her apartment across the street, seems to hold the allure and fearlessness Alicia has never dared to imagine for herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Alicia's wealthy banker cousin moves to the neighborhood, she finds herself increasingly drawn into both his and La Garza's precarious lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a potentially life-changing presidential election and a looming once-in-a-generation fiscal crisis, \u003ci\u003eLast Night in Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e explores the dark compromise of the American Dream for people of color living, unknowingly, in the twilight of a cultural moment. It is a story about everything money can buy--and the destruction of what it can't.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXochitl Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e is the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eOlga Dies \u003c\/i\u003eDreaming and the Reese's Book Club Pick\u003ci\u003e Anita de Monte Laughs Last\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, where she was recognized as a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52029473685805,"sku":"9781250372031","price":27.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/zsEZiOfMgO9781250372031.webp?v=1777470624","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/last-night-in-brooklyn-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}