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AYESHA PANDE LITERARY

is a mission-driven literary agency with a distinctive client list and a long-held commitment to championing historically underrepresented voices and reshaping the cultural conversation

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IBRAM X. KENDI

IS A LEADING ANTIRACIST SCHOLAR BASED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND AUTHOR OF SEVERAL #1 NY TIMES BESTSELLERS, INCLUDING THE NEWLY-RELEASED CHAIN OF IDEAS.

LISA KO

IS A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, PEN/BELLWEATHER PRIZE WINNER AND AUTHOR OF TWO NATIONALLY-BESTSELLING NOVELS (THE LEAVERS and MEMORY PIECE).

CYNTHIA YUAN CHENG

IS A #1 NYT AND PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY BESTSELLING CARTOONIST WHO ILLUSTRATES FOR SCHOLASTIC, GOOGLE, WASHINGTON POST, CARTOON NETWORK, AND BOOM! STUDIOS.