YELLOWFACE
By REBECCA F KUANG William Morrow
This was an absolutely riveting read. Athena Liu and June Hayward, who were at Yale together, both publish their debut books at the same time while in their twenties. Athena becomes a literary darling on bestseller lists and gets a Netflix deal. June’s book barely sells and she’s filled with envy.
When Athena dies in a freak incident June steals her just-finished manuscript about the true account of the Chinese Labour Corps recruited