The release date for the English version of 'The Other Black Girl' by
Zakiya Dalila Harris is Jun 2021. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This gripping debut, which combines Get Out with The Stepford Wives, explores the tension that arises between two young Black women meeting in the glaringly white world of New York City book publishing.
Nella Rogers, an editing assistant at Wagner Books, is 26 years old, and she's sick of being the only person of colour working there. She's so over the loneliness and small talk that she's overjoyed when Hazel, a native of Harlem, takes a job next to her desk. They haven't even finished comparing natural hair care routines when a series of awkward incidents makes Hazel the office darling and leaves Nella behind.
Then Nella starts to get notes on her desk that say, LEAVE WAGNER. NOW.
It's difficult to accept Hazel is the author of these offensive statements. But Nella quickly learns that much more is at risk than simply her job as she begins to spiral and get fixated on the evil powers at work.
The Other Black Girl is a fast-paced, clever thriller with a subtle social commentary that is ideal for anybody who has ever felt undercut, intimidated, or ignored at work. You won't be able to stop reading until the very last surprise.