TheOther Black Girl

The Other Black Girl was acquired in a major, nine-way auction in the UK and a fourteen-way auction in the US. It will be one of the biggest debuts of 2021, with a huge, global marketing and publicity campaign behind itAn electric, suspenseful, darkly funny psychological workplace thriller about the one Black employee at a prestigious publishing house, The Other Black Girl that breaks open a genre in the same way as Get Out did. For readers of Candice Carty-Williams's Queenie (over 120,000 TCM), Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer (over 120,000 TCM), and Kiley Reid's Booker-longlisted Such a Fun AgeTV rights were optioned by Hulu with Temple Hill Entertainment, following a heated bidding war. Temple Hill is the production company of Twilight, The Hate U Give and The Fault in Our Stars, and the producer has worked on shows including Orange is the New Black and NarcosZakiya 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.* THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'One of the biggest reads of the summer, and for good reason' INDEPENDENT 'Enormously fun . . . A joyous thrill ride of a book' VOX 'Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie crossed with Jordan Peele's Get Out . . . Slick and addictive' METRO _________________________ 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. Dark, funny and furiously entertaining, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist. _________________________ THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS SUMMER: 'One of the books of the year . . . Will blow your mind' STYLIST 'Super-smart, dryly funny' RED 'Page-turning, toe-curling, thrilling. You won't put this one down' BLACK GIRLS BOOK CLUB FOR REFINERY29 'Sharp, satirical and fun' DAILY MAIL 'Bright and funny . . . You will turn page after page in your eagerness to unravel this novel' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, NEW YORK TIMES 'The funniest, wildest, deepest, most thought-provoking ride of a book' ATTICA LOCKE 'The year's most buzzed-about debut more than lives up to the hype' i 'Very, very funny and acutely observed' ELIZABETH DAY 'It should be at the top of your summer reading list' WASHINGTON POSTGet Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of book publishing.Part office satire, part thriller with a twist, this is a fresh and original take on race and class in the publishing industry . A satire that uproots the insidious ways race and class merge in office dialogue and politics, and a thriller with echoes of the great science fiction writer Octavia ButlerZakiya 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 mindWeaving 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[This] stunning debut . . . flies into uncharted territory as a racially charged thriller/horror mash-up and perfectly sticks its unpredictable landing . . . Timely and timelessA horror-style take on what it means to be black in America today. . Harris builds tension like no other - you're hugely invested in Nella's success, and the twist at the end is simply brilliant (read: terrifying)Bright and funny . . . You will turn page after page after page in your eagerness to unravel this unique taleA bitingly satirical novel about race and the workplaceComparisons to Raven Leilani's Luster wouldn't be unfounded, but prepare for this novel to veer in an unexpected direction it's part-psychological thriller, part-satire, part social-takedownPacked full of shrewd observations on power struggles and strength, this is unputdownableI 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 listsBoth a captivating thriller and a smart look at race, power and office politicsThe funniest, wildest, deepest, most thought-provoking ride of a bookIdeal for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or dismissed in the workplaceWitty, inventive and smart . . . A brilliant combustion of suspense, horror and social commentary that leaves no assumption unchallenged and no page unturned