The Other Black Girl

The bestselling book behind the major 2023 TV series

By: Zakiya Dalila Harris

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eBook | 1 June 2021

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'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 and 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.

'Riveting, fearless and vividly original'
Emily St. John Mandel

'The Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada crossover you've been waiting for'
Cosmopolitan

'A thriller that's funny, compelling and also a searing look at race'
Stylist

'Filled with twists both unsettling and unexpected'
TIME

About the Author

Zakiya Dalila Harris spent nearly three years in editorial at Knopf/Doubleday before leaving to write her debut novel The Other Black Girl. Prior to working in publishing, Zakiya received her MFA in creative writing from The New School. Her essays and book reviews have appeared in Guernica and The Rumpus. She lives in Brooklyn.