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Her Book Doesnât Go Easy on Publishing. Publishers Ate It Up.
Zakiya Dalila Harris, a former editorial assistant, is making a splash with âThe Other Black Girl,â her debut novel about an African-American woman navigating a nearly all-white workplace.
The horror film âGet Outâ was one of Zakiya Dalila Harrisâs inspirations. âTalking about white liberals in this way seemed so new to me at the time, and I really wanted to do something similar with the book,â she said.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
Inspiration struck Zakiya Dalila Harris in Knopf Doubledayâs 13th-floor bathroom.
As she was washing her hands one day, a Black woman sheâd never seen emerged from a stall. It was a surprise â a pleasant one â since Harris, an assistant editor at the time, was one of only two African-American people working on the floor.
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