Born and raised in New York, Barasch earned her BA from Colorado College and her MFA from New York University, where she also
taught creative writing. Her work has appeared in over a dozen publications, and been nominated for Best Small Fictions.
A former bookseller, Barasch is currently a creative writing instructor at The Writers Circle.
At Electric Lit she tagged seven "books set at least partly in the literary world, featuring characters who will do whatever it takes—to find love, to get ahead (or to simply survive) in the industry, to make good art, and/or to lead a more novelistic life." One title on the list:
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisRead about the other entries on the list.
This book was the talk of the town last year, and for good reason! Just after 26-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers, tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books, welcomes Harlem-born and bred Hazel to the cubicle beside hers, a string of uncomfortable events occur. As Nella starts to spiral over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career. In a brilliant critique of the publishing world’s dark side, The Other Black Girl is a dynamic thriller and a sly social commentary chockfull of twists and turns.
The Other Black Girl is among Ashley Winstead's seven titles that explore collective guilt & individual complicity.
--Marshal Zeringue
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