Xita Rubert is a Spanish novelist. She is the author of The Key Biscayne Affair (Ecco), which received the prestigious Herralde Novel Prize, making her the youngest winner in the prize’s history. My Days with the Kopps, her debut novel, was translated into several languages. She holds a PhD from Princeton University and writes a column for the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia. Based between New York City and Barcelona, she is currently working on her next book.