Our January book club pick is one of the most anticipated books of 2022: Xochitl Gonzalez’s debut novel Olga Dies Dreaming. And it does not disappoint! Olga is a wedding planner for the wealthy and her brother Prieto is a popular congressman for their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn. There’s romance, political intrigue, reflections on colonialism and a rich white guy named Dick.

Two great readers join us. Adriana Herrera is the author of nine romance novels. Her next book A Caribbean Heiress in Paris is out in May. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is the author of two books, including most recently Good Company.