{"product_id":"yellowface-a-novel-isbn-9780063250833","title":"Yellowface: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Hard to put down, harder to forget.”\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003cb\u003eStephen King, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003eAsian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBabel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list seems to agree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its totally immersive first-person voice, \u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"This unsettling and electrifying book piercingly addresses issues of cultural appropriation and racial identity.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent satire from Kuang...This is not to be missed.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading \u003cem\u003eYellowface \u003c\/em\u003efelt like being inside a wild, brutal, psychological knife fight with a deranged clown. A merciless satire that left me screaming inside... from both its horror \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003ehumor.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstance Wu, star of Crazy Rich Asians and author of Making a Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a great read. Crime, satire, horror, paranoia, questions of cultural appropriation. Plenty of nasty social media pile-ons, too. But, basically, just a great story. Hard to put down, harder to forget.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At once a brilliant satire that mixes horror and humor; a nuanced exploration of race, heritage, identity, and diversity in publishing; and an honest look at the hell that is social media, this might just be Kuang's best.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"They say you should write the book that only you can write. Well, no one else but R.F. Kuang could have written \u003cem\u003eYellowface\u003c\/em\u003e. A brilliant and unflinching take on white performativity and publishing. I'm not exaggerating when I say that Kuang is one of the most important voices in publishing today.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A darkly satirical thriller about greed, truth, identity, and art—and who a story really belongs to. Reading \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYellowface \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewas like riding a roller coaster with no safety belt. I screamed the whole way through!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeng Shepherd, author of The Cartographers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Her magnificent novel uses satire to shine a light on systemic racial discrimination and the truth that often hides behind the twisted narratives constructed by those in power.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Yellowface \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the most transfixing novels I’ve read in ages… Kuang boldly interrogates literary hot-button issues like privilege, appropriation, and authenticity, leaving it open for readers themselves to decide where to draw the line.\"   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZakiya Dalila Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Black Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Yellowface \u003c\/em\u003eis a brittle, eviscerating read that affected me bodily. Kuang’s oeuvre consistently finds new ways to expose and interrogate systems of power, in this case tackling the commodification and consumption of art with both swagger and sophistication. \u003cem\u003eYellowface \u003c\/em\u003ereally is THAT bitch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivie Blake, New York Times Bestselling author of The Atlas Six\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Yellowface\u003c\/em\u003e is brilliant satire--thought provoking, thrilling, and hitting a little too close to home. A must read commentary on the line between representation and exploitation and those who are willing to cross it for fame. Everyone in publishing's wide orbit should read this, and take a long look in the mirror.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVaishnavi Patel, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kaikeyi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Viciously satisfying…addictive.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well-executed, gripping, fast-paced novel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's addictive, shocking, compelling, ridiculous, and extremely fun to read by turns.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There’s SO MUCH I recognised (with the odd full-body cringe) about the vagaries of publishing and the ego bin fire of being a writer and SO MUCH I learned about my own white privilege but above all it’s a funny, engrossing read about what people do when they reckon they can get away with it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin Kelly, author of The Skeleton Key\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A spiky, snarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNikki May, author of Wahala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eYellowface\u003c\/em\u003e is a spicy, satirical page-turner that skewers the racism and tokenization in the publishing and entertainment industries, the vanity of social media, and the lengths at which people will go to remain in the glaring spotlight.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracey Lien, author of All That's Left Unsaid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890414088421,"sku":"NP9780063250833","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063250833.jpg?v=1730233233","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/yellowface-a-novel-isbn-9780063250833","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}