Kashana Cauley
2026 Author
Kashana Cauley isn’t just your average author; she’s the brilliant mind behind The Payback, a NYT Editor’s Choice, and The Survivalists, recognized as one of the best books of 2023 by the BBC, Today Show, Vogue, and many more. With a resume that sparkles, she will discuss her humor writing experience. Cauley’s penned hilarious episodes for The Great North, Pod Save America on HBO, and The Daily Show, plus she’s contributed her sharp wit to the likes of The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone.
The Payback is Kashana Cauley’s second book and named a most anticipated novel by Publishers Weekly, the Boston Globe, Lithub, Bustle, Goodreads, and the New York Times. It is a razor-sharp and hilarious dissection of race and capitalism from one of the most original and exciting writers at work today.
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