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About Zakiya Dalila Harris
Zakiya Dalila Harris spent nearly three years in book publishing 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 with her husband and their growing collection of plants.
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* 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
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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.
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THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT:
'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 POST
A quiet weekend in the wilderness, just the two of them. How romantic. But new love turns to terror in a suspenseful short story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Black Girl.
When Ama’s straitlaced boyfriend, Nathan, invites her to his secluded upstate New York cabin for the weekend, she can’t say no. It’s a chance for them to escape the city’s distractions, share intimate secrets, and take their relationship to a deeper level. By day, it feels like the perfect love story. But when Ama is awakened by strange events, she starts to wonder if she really wants to know everything about Nathan.
His Happy Place by Zakiya Dalila Harris is part of Getaway, a collection of six stories about dream escapes that take unimaginable, even sinister, turns. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single sitting.
New York Times-Bestseller, der in den USA für Furore sorgte
Nella ist als einzige schwarze Lektorin zuständig für alle Diversity-Anliegen in einem von Weißen dominierten Verlag. Bis zu dem Tag, als mit Hazel eine zweite Schwarze in ihre Abteilung kommt. In die Freude über die neue Mitstreiterin mischt sich bei Nella schnell ein ungutes Gefühl: Nicht nur erobert Hazel mit ihrem coolen, hippen Auftreten im Sturm die Herzen der Kolleginnen. Auch fällt sie Nella mehrfach in den Rücken und lässt die erwartete Solidarität bei Own-voices-Fragen vermissen. Dann findet Nella einen Zettel auf dem Schreibtisch – mit einer klaren Aufforderung zur Kündigung. Stammt der Zettel von Hazel? Diese streitet das ab, doch es mehren sich die Zeichen, dass Hazel einen ganz eigenen Plan verfolgt …
Urgente, provocador e inteligente, “La otra chica negra” es un debut electrizante sobre la tensión que se crea cuando dos jóvenes negras se encuentran cara a cara en el mundo editorial neoyorkino, predominantemente blanco.
La joven asistente editorial Nella Rogers está cansada de ser la única empleada negra en Wagner Books. Harta del aislamiento y las pequeñas ofensas, no puede evitar entusiasmarse cuando una nueva compañera negra, nacida y criada en Harlem, empieza a trabajar en el cubículo de al lado. Sin embargo, pronto una serie de incómodos acontecimientos convierten a Hazel en la predilecta de la oficina, y Nella es relegada a un segundo plano.
Entonces empiezan a aparecer notas amenazantes en la mesa de Nella: «VETE DE WAGNER. AHORA.»
Es difícil creer que Hazel esté detrás de esos mensajes hostiles. Pero cuando Nella empieza a obsesionarse con las siniestras fuerzas del juego, pronto se da cuenta de que está en riesgo mucho más que su carrera.
Un thriller inteligente y dinámico, y una astuta crónica social, perfecta para cualquiera que alguna vez se haya sentido manipulado, amenazado o ignorado en el puesto de trabajo. Esta obra te mantendrá en vilo hasta la última página.
Uma mistura de Corra! e O Diabo Veste Prada, A outra garota negra une elementos de suspense a questões como privilégio, raça e gênero, criando um relato instigante sobre as dinâmicas de poder em uma estrutura social dominada por brancos.
Nella Rogers está cansada de ser a única funcionária negra da editora Wagner Books. Quando já não aguenta mais se sentir deslocada e lidar com as microagressões no ambiente de trabalho, o destino parece enfim presenteá-la com uma aliada: outra garota negra, Hazel, passa a trabalhar na baia ao lado da sua. Porém, à medida que Hazel ganha influência e atenção no escritório, Nella vai se sentindo deixada de lado.
É então que bilhetes misteriosos começam a aparecer em sua mesa, com um aviso: SAIA DA WAGNER. AGORA. Sem saber quem está por trás das mensagens hostis, Nella entra em uma espiral de obsessão e paranoia. E, conforme outras situações desconfortáveis passam a dominar seus dias, a jovem vê sua rotina ser tomada por um clima de pesadelo e percebe que pode haver muito mais em jogo do que apenas sua carreira.
Com uma narrativa inteligente e fora do comum, Zakiya Dalila Harris apresenta em A outra garota negra uma crítica social necessária e um thriller capaz de envolver os leitores em uma onda de expectativa até o fim.