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The Other Black Girl Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl By Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris


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The Other Black Girl Summary

The Other Black Girl: 'Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada' Cosmopolitan by Zakiya Dalila Harris

'The year's most buzzed-about debut' i A Highlight for 2021 from: Guardian * TIME * Independent * Evening Standard * BBC * Stylist * Irish Times * i * Harper's Bazaar * Washington Post * Fortune * Entertainment Weekly * The Sun Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and the micro-aggressions, she's thrilled when Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They've only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events cause Nella to become Public Enemy Number One and Hazel, the Office Darling. Then the notes begin to appear on Nella's desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW. It's hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realises that there is a lot more at stake than her career. A whip-smart and dynamic thriller and sly social commentary, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist. 'A stunning debut' The Times 'Original, funny and utterly unexpected, this is a 2021 essential read' Stylist 'Filled with twists both unsettling and unexpected' TIME

The Other Black Girl Reviews

Zakiya Dalila Harris has written one of the books of the year. Piercing and funny . . . The book builds up to a climax that really will blow your mind * Stylist *
Weaving in important discussions around race, navigating white spaces and the corporate world, this is a vital piece of literature that will have you howling and wincing at the same time * Refinery29 UK *
[This] stunning debut . . . flies into uncharted territory as a racially charged thriller/horror mash-up and perfectly sticks its unpredictable landing . . . Timely and timeless * The Times *
Bright and funny . . . You will turn page after page after page in your eagerness to unravel this unique tale -- Oyinkan Braithwaite, New York Times
This tale of office racism feels like a thriller and ends up somewhere close to sci-fi. The payoff is darkly, brutally twisted, a witty commentary on the behaviours people adopt in order to get ahead within oppressive structures * Guardian *
A bitingly satirical novel about race and the workplace * Independent *
Packed full of shrewd observations on power struggles and strength, this is unputdownable * Cosmopolitan UK *
I loved it! This is one of the cleverest books I've read for years . . . The subtlety of Nella's character is incredible . . . so brilliantly fine-tuned. I fully expect to see this book sweeping all the prize lists -- Natasha Pulley
A smart riff on black horror, the publishing world, and the realities of being black and female * i *
The funniest, wildest, deepest, most thought-provoking ride of a book -- Attica Locke
Ideal for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or dismissed in the workplace * Fortune *
Witty, inventive and smart . . . A brilliant combustion of suspense, horror and social commentary that leaves no assumption unchallenged and no page unturned -- Walter Mosley

About Zakiya Dalila Harris

Zakiya Dalila Harris spent three years at Knopf before leaving to write The Other Black Girl. Prior to working in publishing, she received her MFA in creative writing from the New School and she currently teaches writing to children at Writopia Lab. Her work has appeared in Guernica and she reviews for The Rumpus. She lives in New York.

Additional information

GOR011538594
9781526630377
1526630370
The Other Black Girl: 'Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada' Cosmopolitan by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20210601
368
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