Yellowface: The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from author R.F. Kuang

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang is a sharp literary thriller exploring ambition, authorship, racism and the publishing industry. June Hayward and Athena Liu are writers whose careers have taken very different paths. When Athena dies unexpectedly, June takes Athena's unpublished manuscript and passes it off as her own. As the book becomes a publishing sensation, June builds a new identity while trying to conceal the truth. Online scrutiny, growing suspicion and her own increasingly desperate choices threaten to expose the deception.

Recommended age: Adults, approximately 18+

Genre: Literary Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Satire, Contemporary Fiction

Why readers will enjoy it:

• A suspenseful story about stolen work and hidden identities
• Dark humour and sharp commentary on the publishing world
• Explores race, cultural appropriation, privilege and authorship
• A morally complicated protagonist whose choices drive the plot
• Raises thought-provoking questions about success and public image

Read-alikes: Babel by R. F. Kuang, My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid.

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