Kashana Cauley is the author of The Survivalists, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and has been named a Best Book of 2023 So Far by Today, People, Stylecaster, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and the BBC. She is a television writer (on strike) who has written for The Great North and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and a former contributing opinion writer for the New York Times.