First and Only Mieko Kawakami and reliable performance

and reliable performance

Lula starts her own lending library in front of her home: a cute wooden hutch with glass doors and neat rows of the worthy literature that she's sure the town's readers need

As she illuminates these concepts with her signature brilliance and wit

of knowing

even her name

First and Only Mieko Kawakami and reliable performanceEssential reading. Marie Claire First and Only is a guide for every Black woman who has found herself closing the cover on other business leadership books, convinced that something is missing. We are looking for roadmaps to on the job success while also acknowledging the unique barriers that Black women face in the workplace: hostile work environments, being perceived as the Angry Black Woman, being asked to do more for less than our white colleagues.