Description
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. A whip-smart and dynamic thriller and sly social commentary that is perfect for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or overlooked in the workplace, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist.
Grayson Jerde @miller.pascale_542
July 27, 2021
4
Although office politics have been written about many times many ways, this is a whole new approach. It’s irreverent and unexpected. Nella has a coveted editorial assistant position at a publishing house in Manhattan where she is currently the only Black woman employed. But not for long. She is trying to make an impression. Not just with her boss, but the powers that be at Wagner Books where the diversity committee is merely a façade, at least to her all-white colleagues. Nella has an opportunity to give a sensitivity reading to a best-selling author’s in-the-works novel, which he believes depicts a diverse character.