Nerdette Book Club: ‘Olga Dies Dreaming’

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Greta Johnsen

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Authors Adriana Herrera and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney join us to unpack the twists and turns of Xochitl Gonzalez’s dazzling debut novel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	You may not know this, but with WBEZ, you can check up on the news live anytime you want,
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0:13.3	The news is on WBEZ.
0:21.1	From WBEZ Chicago, I'm Greta Johnson and this is the Nerd at Book Club.
0:25.8	It's just like a regular book club, except no one knows if you haven't read the book.
0:29.9	I am so excited about this month's pick.
0:32.0	It is Sochil Gonzales' debut novel, Olga Diaz Dreaming.
0:36.0	It is about Olga, who is a wedding planner in Brooklyn.
0:39.2	She is really successful, she's great at dealing with super-entitled, rich white people,
0:43.3	but she's not really sure how she ended up doing what she's doing.
0:47.0	This book kind of has everything, it's got sibling drama and rich people drama, and political
0:52.4	scandal and corrupt business schemes and an activist mom on the run who is still somehow
0:57.8	super naggy.
0:59.6	There's also, of course, a douchey white guy named Dick.
1:03.7	Before I get any further in the plot, this is your spoiler warning.
1:07.7	If you haven't read the book yet and you don't want to know what happens, this is not the
1:10.8	episode for you.
1:11.8	You can go listen to our spoiler free interview with Sochil and it is in the feed.
1:16.2	But if you haven't read the book and you don't care about spoilers or if you have read the
1:19.8	book, you are in the perfect place.
1:21.6	We are so glad to have you and I'm super excited to introduce you to our discussion group
1:26.1	this week.
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