About the Author
Asale Angel-Ajani is the author of the novel A Country You Can Leave and the nonfiction book Strange Trade: The Story of Two Women Who Risked Everything in the International Drug Trade. Born in California, she now lives in New York City where she is a professor at City College (CUNY). Her work exploring themes of race, gender, and social justice has appeared in Lit Hub, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, and other literary publications.
