Books and Bus: The Other Black Girl

Back to reading on the bus with the work commute and adjusting to another new normal mode.

This story involves some sketchy goings on at the work place.

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 3

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.

Lovely Books and Things - 6.6.21

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
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Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Start of my birthday month :-)
2. 3-day weekend - short work week
3. Walking the stairways in Corona Heights, Saturn (with garden), Vulcan stairway and Mt. Olympus (with obelisk monument). Couples pics in collage is from TT.

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To Be Featured:

What's Done in Darkness
by Laura McHugh
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
courtesy of publisher -Thanks!

The Other Black Girl
by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
courtesy of publisher -Thanks!

~*~ Virtual Author event: hosted by Murder By The Book
See archive of this (here)

Dead Dead Girl
(Harlem Renaissance Mystery #1)
by Nekesa Afia
Mystery, Historical | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

Virtual Author event: hosted by Third Place Books
See archive of this (here)

The Nature of Witches
by Rachel Griffin
YA, Fantasy, Witches | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

~*~ AND watched: Netflix

High on the Hog (2021)
How African American Cuisine Transformed America
tv series
Documentary, History | imdb | my rating: 5
Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.

Foodies delight. Would love a meal at Hercules and Hemmings in Los Angeles.

AND watched: DVD

Tenet (2020)
Director/Writer: Christopher Nolan
Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | imdb | my rating: 5
Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

Huh?! But an entertaining wild ride in past/future/present?!

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