Black, Black Bird

Krishan Trotman is a native New Yorker. She is a novelist, coauthor of the acclaimed Queens of the Resistance four-book nonfiction series, and VP, Publisher and Founder of Legacy Lit at Hachette Book Group. She was recently profiled in the New York Times and Essence magazine as one of the few African American publishing executives. New York Magazine cited her as belonging to Publishing's New Powerhouse Club, and Trotman has also been featured in Forbes, Publisher's Weekly, Shondaland, and more. She has committed over fifteen years to publishing books by and about multicultural voices and social justice. Throughout her career, she has proudly worked with leaders and trailblazers on this frontier such as John Lewis, Stephanie Land, Malcolm Nance, Zerlina Maxwell, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Al Roker, Ed Gordon, Lindy West, and other dynamic celebrity and bestselling authors. She is the self-described Beyoncé of Books. A Baldwin of the Arts writing fellow, she resides in New Jersey with her teenage son Bleu and golden retriever Blaise. The Experiment is her debut novel. For more information, visit krishantrotman.com.