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The No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller from literary sensation R.F. Kuang *A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick* *Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year* ‘Propulsive’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Razor-sharp’ TIME ‘A riot’ PANDORA SYKES ‘Hard to put down, harder to forget’ STEPHEN KING Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody. White lies When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song. Dark humour But as evidence threatens June’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. Deadly consequences… What happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault. R.F. Kuang’s book ‘Yellowface’ was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23 R.F. Kuang’s book ‘Yellowface’ was a #5 New York Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23

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'Hotly tipped satire of white privilege and identity' GUARDIAN 'Razor-sharp' TIME 'Intriguing' ELLE 'The beginning of a fantastic career' GABRIELLE ZEVIN in the OBSERVER 'Tackles identity politics, toxic friendships, and cultural appropriation with razor-sharp humour and pace' BBC CULTURE, Books of 2023 'A thrilling piece of literary fiction that is sure to keep you engaged and wanting more' HUFFINGTON POST 'A darkly comic thriller' GQ 'A wild ride' STYLIST 'A spiky, snarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege' NIKKI MAY 'Incredibly, brilliantly entertaining... What a treat' CHARLOTTE PHILBY 'A funny, engrossing read about what people do when they reckon they can get away with it' ERIN KELLY 'A remarkable and incendiary novel' WIZ WHARTON 'A darkly satirical thriller about greed, truth, identity, and art' PENG SHEPHERD 'One of the most transfixing novels I've read in ages' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS 'With razor-sharp wit and timely observations, Kuang's next novel is sure to be one you can't put down' GAL-DEM 'Satirical and humorous' COSMOPOLITAN 'Sometimes I was reading through my fingers, other times I was gasping out loud. But the point is, once I started reading YELLOWFACE I couldn't stop until I finished it, less than 24 hours later. Rebecca is a literary force to be reckoned with' GEORGINA LAWTON 'Expertly plays with satire and nuance' POPSUGAR 'A terrific tale of literary rivalry, plagiarism and cultural appropriation' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'The thriller everyone is going to be talking about' GRAZIA 'A provocative title for what promises to be an equally provocative read' THE HERALD 'This acute, fast-paced publishing satire will have literary insiders nodding in recognition and outsiders gasping in shock' THE BOOKSELLER, Editor's Choice

'A spiky, sarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege' NIKKI MAY 'Incredibly, brilliantly entertaining... What a treat' CHARLOTTE PHILBY 'A funny, engrossing read about what people do when they reckon they can get away with it' ERIN KELLY 'A remarkable and incendiary novel' WIZ WHARTON 'A darkly satirical thriller about greed, truth, identity, and art' PENG SHEPHERD

‘A riot’ PANDORA SYKES ‘Razor-sharp’ TIME ‘Darkly comic’ GQ ‘A wild ride’ STYLIST ‘Unforgettable’ WOMAN & HOME ‘Intriguing’ ELLE ‘The beginning of a fantastic career’ GABRIELLE ZEVIN in the OBSERVER ‘Smart, satirical, nuanced… addictively entertaining’ i NEWS ‘Sure to keep you engaged and wanting more’ HUFFINGTON POST ‘A spiky, snarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege’ NIKKI MAY ‘Incredibly, brilliantly entertaining… What a treat’ CHARLOTTE PHILBY ‘Remarkable and incendiary’ WIZ WHARTON ‘Scathing, spiky and full of laugh-out-loud moments’ GLAMOUR ‘One of the most transfixing novels I’ve read in ages’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS ‘Deeply, darkly hilarious’ MARIE CLAIRE ‘Gripping, fast-paced… We bet you’ll read it in one sitting’ TOWN AND COUNTRY ‘A funny, engrossing read about what people do when they reckon they can get away with it’ ERIN KELLY ‘Sharp and funny… a superb insight into the publishing world’ PRIMA ‘Page-turner’ GRAZIA ‘Fiercely satirical’ BEST ‘Provocative’ THE HERALD ‘Will leave readers reeling’ MONOCLE ‘Tackles cancel culture and cultural appropriation with razor-sharp wit’ LOUISE O’NEILL ‘A darkly satirical thriller about greed, truth, identity, and art’ PENG SHEPHERD ‘Timely… sure to be one you can’t put down’ GAL-DEM ‘Satirical and humorous’ COSMOPOLITAN ‘A dark, engrossing page-turner’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘I was gasping out loud… Rebecca is a literary force to be reckoned with’ GEORGINA LAWTON ‘Expertly plays with satire and nuance’ POPSUGAR ‘A terrific tale of literary rivalry, plagiarism and cultural appropriation’ IRISH INDEPENDENT ‘This acute, fast-paced publishing satire will have literary insiders nodding in recognition and outsiders gasping in shock’ THE BOOKSELLER, Editor’s Choice

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Rebecca F. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, Chinese-English translator, and the Astounding Award-winning and the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of the Poppy War trilogy and the forthcoming Babel. Her work has won the Crawford Award and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.

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