Kashana

@kashana

TV writer. Author of the novels THE PAYBACK and THE SURVIVALISTS. Deadly with a butter knife. Order THE PAYBACK here 👉🏾

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Kashana@kashana· 20d

More novels should be narrated by gossipy dead people. But also I laughed, I cried, I briefly pondered camping out right outside all the awards committees while waving it in my hand. Best book I’ve read this year, hands down.

The novel The Great Wherever, by Shannon Sanders

Kashana@kashana· 21d

More dead narrators should be relentless gossips

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Kashana@kashana· 25d

One more prop for this Sunday’s (7/19) live performance of The Survivalists pilot at Dynasty Typewriter (and livestream!) the optimized soy protein bars that reduce your risk of death.

An optimized soy protein bar called a life preserver

The back of the optimized soy protein bar, which says “optimized soy protein to reduce your risk of death”

Kashana@kashana· 25d

“Right in front of my boiled lettuce?”

The right in front of my salad girl about to enjoy a delicious dish of boiled lettuce

Kashana@kashana· 27d

I totally recommend getting a bunch of people to perform the pilot you wrote based on your novel and then getting a hat custom made based on one of the jokes in that novel. This Sunday 7/19! Live in LA and also via live streaming! Tix: calendar.dynastytypewriter.com/shows/no-not...

Me, wearing an extremely stylish custom Tactical Coffee hat

Kashana@kashana· Jul 10

I probably need a support group for people who’ve just given up and drink everything out of their Black Santa mug every day.

My Black Santa mug which is used 24/7/365

Kashana@kashana· May 31

Here’s the cover art. Marvin Gaye is an upset Greek statue of divorce!

The cover art for the Marvin Gaye Album Here, My Dear, where Marvin Gaye is an upset Greek statue of divorce

Kashana@kashana· May 25

I felt emotional after finishing this one, and at lots of points along the way. Great year to read extremely well-done fictionalized versions of successful slave revolts.

Burn Down Master’s House, a novel by Clay Cane

Kashana@kashana· May 25

Like most nose jobs, this beer is only ok.

Nose job IPA, from Boomtown Brewery, which is located in Cleveland, just kidding, Los Angeles

Kashana@kashana· May 24

This novel is sort of a murder mystery and definitely a character study of a pack of South Asian auntie types in Jersey who like each other but also don’t in a hilarious, bitchy way. Best chapter titles of the year so far, a very well done 15 yr old girl, great prose too, as a prose snob.

Men like ours, a novel by Bindu Bansinath

Kashana@kashana· May 18

There are now signed copies of the paperback at Skylight Books! www.skylightbooks.com/book/9781668...

Signed copy of the novel The Payback by Kashana Cauley

Kashana@kashana· May 12

The Payback is out in paperback today, it’s the same great student loan industry heist novel in a smaller size and lower price. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pa...

"Wickedly fun."
-DANZY SENNA,
author of Colored Television
The Payback
A NOVEL
Kashana Cauley

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
AN NPR AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

FEATURED IN Los Angeles Times * The Boston Globe * Vanity Fair *
Chicago Tribune * Mother Jones * Bustle * Electric Literature *
The Washington Post * The Maris Review * Literary Hub
"A terrifically fun book that made me laugh out loud at least once every chapter." —LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Riotous-and righteous." -VANITY FAIR
"High jinks with a healthy dose of social commentary."
-THE WASHINGTON POST

Jada Williams is good at judging people by their looks. From across the mall, she can tell not only someone's inseam and pants size but exactly what style they need to transform their life. Too bad she's no longer using this superpower as a wardrobe designer to Hollywood stars but for minimum wage plus commission at the Glendale mall.

When Jada is fired yet again, she is forced to outrun the newly instated Debt Police, who are out for blood. But Jada, like any great antihero, is not going to wait for the cops to come kick her around. With the help of two other debt-burdened mall coworkers, she hatches a plan for revenge. Together, the three women plan a heist to erase their student loans forever and get back at the system that promised them everything and then tried to take it back.

Kashana Cauley is the author of The Payback and The Survivalists, which was named a best book of 2023 by the BBC, Today, Vogue, and more. Cauley is also a television writer, having worked on The Great North, Pod Save America on HBO, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Her writing has
also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker, among other publications. Find out more at KashanaCauley.com.
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Kashana@kashana· May 7

It’s been too long since I read a book with a good twist. Seven writers join up on a secret mission to finish a dead writer’s unfinished book, the writers are gossipy and catty and bitchy, weird shit goes down, 10/10 would watch these people snipe at each other again.

The Ending Writes Itself, by Evelyn Clarke

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Kashana@kashana· Apr 9

Wishing you and yours a very merry Confederate Surrender Day.

The white flag, aka the official flag of the Confederacy

Kashana@kashana· Apr 8

Hey Darth! The Payback paperback is out 5/12, and can be preordered now. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pa...

Kashana@kashana· Apr 6

If you can’t make it, The Payback paperback is out on Tuesday, May 12th. Same great student loan industry heist novel, new smaller package perfect for slapping your enemies in the face. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Kashana@kashana· Apr 6

I’m thrilled that the Kirkwood Public Library (just outside St Louis) picked me as this year’s One Author, One Kirkwood selection. I’m doing a free event there one month from today, Wednesday 5/6 that’s also The Payback’s paperback release party (it’s out on 5/12!) kplmo.org/oneauthor/

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One Author, One Kirkwood
One Author, One Kirkwood is a yearly community read for the people throughout our St. Louis community. All events are free and open to the public.
Limited quantities of Kashana Cauley's latest book,
"The Payback," will be available free to attendees on a first come, first serve basis.
Get Free Tickets

Kashana@kashana· Feb 8

If you’re into books written by people instead of assembled by AI slop, I just finished this one, which is about a Black guy who quits the CIA to train Black freedom fighters in Chicago, and I can’t stop thinking about it.

The Spook Who Sat By The Door, a novel by Sam Greenlee

Kashana@kashana· Dec 7

I love that feeling when you’re vibing with a funny, emotional short story and then the writer throws out a quote you want to stick on your fridge forever. harpers.org/archive/2025...

I got the feeling that my roommate had never talked to a black person before, and admittedly I’m kind of a lot of black person for anyone’s first time

Kashana@kashana· Jul 15

The Payback is out today, and you can buy it wherever books are sold. It comes highly recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, The Boston Globe, Vanity Fair, the LA Times, the NYT, and dozens of people who hang out on this very website.

Kashana@kashana· Dec 11

The right is already aiming for mass unemployment as a deflationary measure through the 2025 project. prospect.org/politics/202...