THE BOOK
The best-selling career guide for modern working women.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Little Black Book: A Toolkit For Working Women is the modern career guide every creative woman needs, whether you’re just starting out or already have years of experience. Packed with fresh ideas and no-nonsense practical advice, this travel-sized career handbook is guaranteed to become your go-to resource when it comes to building the career you want.
Written by writer and brand consultant Otegha Uwagba, Little Black Book takes you through everything you need to build a successful self-made career: from how to negotiate a payrise to building a killer personal brand, via a crash course in networking like a pro, and tips for overcoming creative block. Plus it's full of indispensable advice on how to thrive as a freelancer, with an entire chapter dedicated to helping you master the tricky art of public speaking.
With contributions from trailblazing creative women including acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Refinery29 co-founder Piera Gelardi, The Gentlewoman's Editor-in-Chief Penny Martin, and many more, Little Black Book is a curation of essential wisdom and hard-won career insights. Whether you’re a thinker, a maker, an artist or an entrepreneur, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for your working life here.
Now available in French, Dutch, Italian and Norwegian. Forthcoming translations include Spanish, Japanese, Lithuanian and Serbian to be released in 2019.
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PRAISE FOR LITTLE BLACK BOOK
Refinery29
“Little Black Book is THE book of the year for working women.”
“Answers the kind of questions that, if the workplace were a classroom, you’d be too scared to put your hand up and ask... A no-bullshit approach to business.”
Stylist Magazine
“A compact gem.”
Sunday Times
“A must-read for anyone looking to be as prolific as Uwagba herself.”
Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
“Such a useful little book packed with knowledge, I definitely could have done with reading this when I went freelance back in 2014.”
Dazed
“Avoids all the clichés of the ‘self-help’ genre.”
Emma Gannon, author and host of CTRL-ALT-DELETE
“There’s no fluff in here, it’s all solid gold – recommend 100%.”
Grace Woodward, Fashion & TV commentator
“Should be handed to every graduate.”
Yomi Adegoke, co-author of Slay in Your Lane
“A hugely helpful read for working women in creative industries.”
A Little Bird
“Robust, sensible and calm advice… this is a useful and digestible guide to developing the creative career that will most suit you.”
Elle
“Otegha Uwagba has the answer to all your creative career challenges.”
“This book is a must-read guide for all creative women looking to navigate the world of work.”
Fast Company
“A toolkit for women in the creative industry that covers all the usual opportunities for instruction – but does it in a friendly, straightforward, non-pandering way.”
Porter Magazine
“Inspiring, insightful, ambitious.”
Evening Standard
“Otegha Uwagba is one of London's new generation of female CEOs.”
Fader
“A travel-sized pocket book full of professional gems and expert advice.”
Natasha Lunn, Red Magazine
“If, like me, you love talking and thinking about your career – and hope to constantly evolve it – this one is for you.”
NASTY GAL
“The book you’ve seen all over Instagram.”
Heather Havrilesky (Ask Polly), author of How to Be a Person in the World
“Little Black Book offers concrete, straight-to-the-point guidance that covers every challenge under the sun. Reading it feels just like having lunch with a wise, wildly successful best friend – informative, reassuring, and most of all, inspiring.”