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 microaggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred 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 elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust.
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 realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career.
Being hailed as Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada, this brilliant novel is unputdownable. Harris delivers a character-driven account of what Black women experience in the workplace—it, is a thoughtful examination of race, class, and power. The publishing world will be turned on its head much like it is in the book.
Thought-provoking and filled with twists, this is an incredibly original and timely read. Already named a most anticipated book of 2021, this powerful debut has something for everyone: acerbic wit, horror, mystery, and a contemporary edge.
Razor-sharp, biting, and authentic, The Other Black Girl is utterly electric.
ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS received her MFA in nonfiction creative writing from the New School and has a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Other Black Girl is her first book.
Harris was born and raised in Connecticut and now lives in Brooklyn.
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