Reading Adventure: "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang

New Year, New… Identity? Happy 2026! We’re ringing in the new year with a story that asks: Why resolve to be better when you could just become someone else? Perfect for those of us who’ve ever daydreamed about a fresh start…though maybe not this extreme, as our protagonist skips the self-help aisle and goes straight for identity theft.

THIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY. IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL.

When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity. And takes it.

So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript? So what if it means ‘borrowing’ her identity? And so what if the first lie is only the beginning. Finally, June has the fame she always deserved.

But someone is about to expose her . . .

What happens next is entirely everyone else's fault.

336 pages
[This book is being adapted into a TV series by Lionsgate Television.]

• British Book Award - Fiction (2024)
• She Reads - Book of the Year (2023)
• New England Book Award - Fiction (2023)
• Barnes & Noble - Book of the Year Nominee (2023)
• Audie Award Nominee - Fiction (2024)