Yellowface Novel by R. F. Kuang

A sharp, unsettling novel about ambition, identity, and the stories we claim as our own. When struggling writer June Hayward witnesses the sudden death of her successful friend Athena Liu, she takes Athena’s unpublished manuscript—and publishes it under a new name. As the book takes off, June’s success brings scrutiny, online backlash, and an increasingly tangled web of lies.

R. F. Kuang’s Yellowface is a gripping satire of the publishing industry and a thought-provoking read about authorship, race, and the cost of getting what you want.