Comedy writer
Kashana Cauley is an American comedy writer and author of the novel The Survivalists. [ 1] The Great North The Daily Show with Trevor Noah The New York Times The Atlantic Esquire The New Yorker Pitchfork Rolling Stone Pod Save America HBO .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Originally from Madison, Wisconsin , Kashana Cauley is a former Midtown antitrust lawyer and Brooklyn, New York resident, leaving that profession to pursue a career in comedy and social commentary.[ 3] [ 4] Los Angeles, California .[ 3]
In 2016, Cauley published an article in The Atlantic about her experience with the anti-vaccination movement in the 1990s, after which she began to receive requests for her to write about other topics, as well as received a request to write for the Daily Show, where she was nominated for a WGA award for her work.[ 3] [ 5] [ 3] [ 6]
In January 2023, Cauley published her debut novel, The Survivalists , which received both a Winter/Spring 2023 Indies Introduce adult selection and a January 2023 Indie Next List selection.[ 2] [ 7] [ 8]
The Survivalists was favorably reviewed by The New York Times , The Boston Globe The Wall Street Journal [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Vogue , Marie Claire , Harper’s Bazaar , Kirkus, and the BBC.[ 12] [ 13]
^ a b Cauley, Kashana. "About Me" . ^ a b "An Indies Introduce Q&A With Kashana Cauley" . the American Booksellers Association . December 14, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .^ a b c d e "Kashana Cauley: "I Tell Jokes About Things That I Am Angry About." . Literary Hub . January 11, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .^ "Discover "The Survivalists," Kashana Cauley's Sharp and Witty Debut" . Oprah Daily . January 10, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .^ "Kashana Cauley: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 5, 2024 .^ Summers, Juana; Burnett, Elena; Brown, Ashley (January 10, 2023). "Kashana Cauley writes about the unexplored perspective of Black survivalists" . NPR . ^ "Indies Introduce Winter/Spring 2023 Titles" . the American Booksellers Association . Retrieved November 29, 2023 .^ "The January 2023 Indie Next List Preview" . the American Booksellers Association . November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .^ Warrell, Laura (December 31, 2022). "For Kashana Cauley, Doomsday Isn't So Hypothetical" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 4, 2024 . ^ Kennedy, Lisa (January 6, 2023). "Comedic and caffeinated, Kashana Cauley's debut novel, 'The Survivalists,' may give you the jitters" . bostonglobe.com . Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024 . ^ Sacks, Sam (January 13, 2023). "Fiction: 'The Shards' by Bret Easton Ellis Plus Heather Darwent's 'The Things We Do to Our Friends' and Kashana Cauley's 'The Survivalists.' . WSJ.com . Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024 . ^ "42 standout books from 2023, from romances to wrenching historical novels" . TODAY.com . December 15, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024 ."The Best Books of 2023" . Vogue . January 9, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024 ."There's Still Time to Meet Your 2023 Reading Goals—Here's Our Guide to the 15 Best Books of the Year" Marie Claire Magazine . December 22, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024 ."Sandra Newman to Justin Torres: 33 of the best books of 2023" . www.bbc.com . Retrieved May 4, 2024 ."Best of 2023: Our Favorite Audiobooks" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved May 5, 2024 ."The 45 Best Books of 2023 You Won't Put Down" . Harper's BAZAAR . November 10, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024 .^ "2023 First Novel Prize" . The Center for Fiction . Retrieved May 4, 2024 .