tvrundown USA 2023.09.13

Wednesday, September 13th:

(exclusive): The Other Black Girl (hulu, series premiere, all 10 eps), Han River Police (hulu, Korean action-comedy series, first 6 eps), The First Responders (hulu, Korean drama, season 2 available, all 12 eps), Bombay My Beloved (amazon, Hindi gangster thriller, all 10 eps), "Freestyle" (netflix, Polish hip-hop action movie, ~90mins), Class Act (netflix, French drama, Bernard Tapie biopic, all 7 eps), "Wrestlers" (netflix, docu-series premiere, all 7 parts), Marvel Studios Assembled (dsn+, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"), TMZ No BS (Tubi, "Hollywood's Messiest Divorces" special)

(streaming weekly): The Morning Show (apple+, season 3 opener, first 2 eps), Invasion (apple+), Physical (apple+), Strange Planet (apple+), Phoenix: Eden17 (hulu, anime series premiere, first 4 eps), Reservation Dogs (hulu), Moving (hulu, next 2 eps), My Happy Marriage (netflix), Destined With You (netflix)

(broadcast): "Pride" (LMN, a "Seven Deadly Sins Story" reair, 2hrs), "Donyale Luna: Supermodel" (HBO, documentary, 95mins)

(earlier - hour 0): Young Dylan (NICK) / . / NFL Slimetime (NICK)

(hour 1): Big Brother (CBS, 2hrs), MasterChef (FOX, 2hrs), America's Got Talent (NBC)

(hour 2): Big Brother (CBS, contd), Assisted Living (BET, season 4B opener, 90mins), MasterChef (FOX, contd, penultimate), Guy's Grocery Games (FOOD, "All-Star Invitational" finale)

(hour 3): Archer (FXX), Assisted Living (BET, contd) / . / The Ms. Pat Show (BET), Reno 911! (COM, 60mins)

(hour 4 - latenight): Teenage Euthanasia ([as]) / . / Ten-Year-Old Tom ([as])

[preempted: Superfan (CBS) returns next week.]

Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one.

A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, and who survive to the end

Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology.

The bestselling and acclaimed authors include Erin E. Adams, Monica Brashears, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Daka Hermon, Justina Ireland, L. L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika & Maritza Moulite, Eden Royce, and Vincent Tirado. The foreword is by @TananariveDue.

https://sistahscifi.com/products/the-black-girl-survives-in-this-one-horror-stories?_pos=1&_sid=c1f14ffca&_ss=r

Reposted @ll_mckinney She came in the mail today.

The way I live for this cover.

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💬 What’s the last book you added to your TBR? . For me it was The Other Black Girl by @zakiyadalilaharris! Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in this debut novel about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. How good does this sound!! Thank you to @atriabooks for gifting me this copy! . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ 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. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #theotherblackgirl #zakiyadalilaharris #blackauthors #blackauthorsofinstagram #shelfiesunday #books #bookish #bookaddict #bookworm #booknerdigans #bookstagrammer #bookhoarder #ilovebooks #booksbooksbooks #bookphoto #bookphotography #ofwhimsicalmoments #everydaymagic #thehappynow #quietinthewild #igbooks #bookgram #readersofinstagram #read #reader #bookcommunity #bookstack #bedroomdecor #bedroominspo https://www.instagram.com/p/CQtUUquN9vi/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Book number 8 in the #21booksin2021 #challenge is #TheOtherBlackGirl by #ZakiyaDalilaHarris I am way WAY behind in my #reading this year & at high risk for not reading 21 books total by year’s end so my goal for the Labor Day long weekend was to read this book. I first heard about it because #GoodMorningAmerica selected it for #BookOfTheMonth One of my co-workers and I both got the book because of all the buzz surrounding it. She stopped about 50 pages in and switched to a different book. I powered through and read this book over the holiday weekend. It picks up after 100 pages and then goes by quick. I can’t help but wonder if the book ended the way that it did because the author is leaving room for a possible sequel? I have a lot of questions after finishing it for sure. I can see why the reviews have been polarizing. Have you read this book? What did you think of it? #21booksin2021challenge #fiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CThxz6BFgyi/?utm_medium=tumblr

Another Sunday Spotlight!🔦This week the focus is on the debut of Zakiya Dalila Harris and her new book, THE OTHER BLACK GIRL. To read or not to read, that is the question. Ironically, like it says in the bio, the reason I offer my thoughts on books that I’ve read is to help my fellow grammers make their reading decisions. I know some of you value my two cents and I remain forever thankful. This one had me straddling the fence, but I fell over to the READ IT side. To find out why, click on the link.tr link in bio and select The Other Black Girl Review! #ownvoicesreviews #goodblackreads #theotherblackgirl #pushingbooksainteasy #bookpusher #readmorebooks #bookreview #bookreviewer #bibliophile #zakiyadalilaharris #atriabooks #spreadbooklove #spreadbookjoy #followｍe (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPxkzRIrXQf/?utm_medium=tumblr

What book do you absolutely have to read this June? 📖✨🗓 The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris is definitely one of my most anticipated reads for this month! 🤩 Also happy birthday to this book! 🎉🎂 📖📖📖 Synopsis: Get 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 New York City book publishing. 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. 📖📖📖 Thank you to @simonschusterca_ for sending me a complimentary copy for review purposes! 💙 [Image Description: A photograph of an advanced reader copy of The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris laying on the edge of a bed covered in grey-green sheets. The bed’s wooden edge is visible below the edge of the mattress, out of focus. Description end.] #TheOtherBlackGirl #ZakiyaDalilaHarris #AdultContemporary #thriller #ThrillerBook #ThrillerFiction #MysteryThriller #AdultFiction #HorrorBook #DiverseFiction #DiverseBook #DiverseBooks #BIPOCauthor #BIPOCauthors #WeNeedDiverseBooks (at Waterloo, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPmfUI7LvLT/?utm_medium=tumblr

Zakiya Dalila Harris - The Other Black Girl

Nella Rogers has achieved what she could only dream of, at 26 she is editorial assistant at one of the most prestigious publishing houses. The only thing she has been struggling with the last two years is how the idea of diversity has never entered her workplace, after the Asian girl left, she is the only person with a different background. Things change when unexpectedly Hazel is employed and gets the cubicle next to her. Nella senses immediately that with another black girl, they might finally make a change in publishing, promote more diverse authors and bring forward new topics relevant to a large audience which wasn’t addressed so far. However, it does not take too long until Nella’s work life starts to go downhill.

 Zakiya Dalila Harris’ debut novel has been called one of the buzz books of 2021 by several magazines. I was intrigued by the blurb immediately, a kind of horror version of “The Devil Wars Prada” sounded totally enthralling. For a long time, “The Other Black Girl” could fulfil the expectations, there is a highly uncomfortable feeling creeping around, yet, the end was a bit too much for my liking.

 Nella is quite a likeable young woman, hardworking and even though not an activist she is following the Black Lives Matter movement even before this becomes a widespread phenomenon and big news. She imagines being able of making a change in the publishing industry but first needs to get at the position where she has the actual power to do so. Therefore, she is quite assimilated and she swallows comments from her colleagues even though they might be quite offensive for persons of colour. With the arrival of Hazel she seems to get an ally and befriends her immediately.

 For the reader, even though there are some chapters which seems unrelated to Nella’s story but hint at some goings-ons beyond her scope, it is obvious that Hazel is not the friendly and reliable colleague Nella assumes, this was an aspect which annoyed me a bit, I didn’t get the impression of Nelly being that naive and credulous at first and would have liked her to be a bit cleverer in relation to what happens at her workplace.

 The novel, however, is quite strong at portraying Nella’s feelings as being the only black girl, the role she assigned to as representative of a totally diverse group which is just too simplistic, yet, nobody really seems to care about the concept of diversity, having one black girl is enough. She has other issues than her colleagues, especially the talk about hair was quite a novelty, even though this is a huge topic if you do not have the easy-care blond hair.

 Overall, I liked the writing and found Nella’s perspective and the insight in the publishing world interestingly realised.

https://missmesmerized.wordpress.com/2021/05/30/zakiya-dalila-harris-the-other-black-girl/

A really fascinating read, @zakiyadalilaharris’s #theotherblackgirl is a genre-bending novel that blends speculative fiction and contemporary social commentary as it explores racism, privilege, white fragility, and black identity. I couldn’t put it down! From Nella’s workplace life to the simply horrifying underlying premise (no spoilers!) of what’s really going on, this book is a necessary, deeply thought-provoking and unsettling read. The audiobook, narrated by @ajanaomi_king, @jabbottpratt, @bkjamchild, and @prospertunia, is equally marvelous. (When you have chores and don’t want to stop reading…!) #atriabooks #audiobookstagram #bookstagram #booksthatmakeyouthink #racism #readersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CSnEr1VLxgt/?utm_medium=tumblr

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕋𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪-- What have been your favorite read(s) of the year so far? Today on the blog, I'm sharing some of my favorite reads of 2021. So head on over to check them out! Books pictured: The Mary Shelley Club by @goldywrites The Project by @summerscourtney Wings of Ebony by @authorj.elle The People We Meet On Vacation by @emilyhenrywrites The Four Winds by @kristinhannahauthor The Other Black Girl by @zakiyadalilaharris One Last Stop by @casey.mcquiston Dark Horses by @susan_mihalic You Love Me by @carolinekepnes The Push by @ashleyaudrain Overall I have read some quality books, discovered new authors, and learned a lot about who I am as a reader. Here's to many more months of wonderful bookish discoveries! 🥰 #bookstack #favoritereads #2021reads #2021reading #bestbookssofar #bestoflist #newbooks #newreleaaes https://www.instagram.com/p/CRGJiEDr8lJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Good Morning and #HappyWednesday | I can’t believe how quiet my home is at 9:36 am. The babies are still sleeping, so I decided to finally do some summer reading, #TheOtherBlackGirl by @zakiyadalilaharris …. ☀️📚 Be good to someone today! #ReadABook #SummerReading #Reading https://www.instagram.com/p/CRBywGXFrIJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, and who survive to the end Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror.

Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology. The anthology features contributions from @sj_fennell, @literarydesiree, @brittneymmorris, cndwrites, @dakahermon, @edenroycebooks, @iameeadams, @justina.ireland, @ll_mckinney, @maikamoulite, @maritzamoulite, @_dandelo_, @v_e_tirado, @zakiyadalilaharris, @camaraife, Kortney Nash, and @tananarivedue

If you have not already read The Black Girls Survive In This One curated by @literarydesiree and @sj_fennell (published by @flatiron_books), you can Preorder a SIGNED copy from our @Shopify, @Instagram, @Facebook, @TikTok, @Twitter, @Librofm and @Pinterest stores. Link in bio: @SistahScifi. Better yet, check it out from your local #library!!

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Happy June! Look at the amazing #NewReleases for this month! We have a couple of exciting US releases such as the next contemporary romance by bestselling author #betholeary ,a new poetry book by @nikita_gill , a gothic thriller by @laura.purcell85, and a YA thriller by @faridahlikestea that is getting a lot of buzz! And another buzzworthy book, "The Other Black Girl" by @zakiyadalilaharris. **** Look for more books you should read this month on my blog! (Link in bio) #books #bookstagram #ukbooks #ukyabooks #nikitagill #laurapurcell #pubday #poetry #books2021 #bookstoreadthismonth #blogposts #mysteries #thrillers #gothicfiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CPmVuunr6dJ/?utm_medium=tumblr