Book Chat: Yellowface by RF Kuang

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults (18+)
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Event Details

Join us for a lively book discussion on Zoom of R.F. Kuang's bestseller, Yellowface. The book is available unlimited on Hoopla, it is also available on Libby, or you can check out a copy from the library. You will receive the Zoom link when you register, and receive a reminder email the day before. If you can't find the link just call the Information Desk and we will re-send it. 856-234-7319 ext. 4333

Goodreads Choice Award

Winner for Readers' Favorite Fiction (2023)

Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling while June is a nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls?, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse, stealing Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.

So 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? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.