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The Payback: A Novel Audiobook, by Kashana Cauley Play Audiobook Sample

The Payback: A Novel Audiobook

The Payback: A Novel Audiobook, by Kashana Cauley Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Chanté McCormick Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2025 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781668118313

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

23

Longest Chapter Length:

55:11 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

10 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

17:31 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

When Jada Williams is relentlessly pursued by the Debt Police, she is left with no choice but to take down her student loan company with the help of two mall coworkers—from the author of the “lethally witty” (The New York Times Book Review) The Survivalists.

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.

“A novel of great fun and unforgettable fury (Megha Majumdar, bestselling author of A Burning) The Payback is a razor-sharp and hilarious dissection of race, power, and the daily grind, from one of the most original and exciting writers at work today.

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About Kashana Cauley

Kashana Cauley is the author of two books, including The Survivalists, which was named a best book of 2023 by the BBC, Today, Vogue, and more. She 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, the New Yorker, and more. Find out more at KashanaCauley.com.

About Chanté McCormick

Graham Halstead, an Earphones Award and Audie Award–winning narrator, is a professionally trained actor and voice artist. As an actor, he has worked internationally in Edinburgh and London, as well as at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. His youthful, easy-flowing voice can be heard on television and radio voicing spots for Airborne and Allegra.