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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk w/ Rebecca F. Kuang
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DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with R
 ebecca F. Kuang as she chats with us about her novel\, Yellowface. .
 \nhttps://bplwv.libnet.info/event/10645781
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We welcome you to register for a thrilling
  conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us abou
 t her&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestselling novel\,&nbsp\;Yellowface.&nbs
 p\;Yellowface&nbsp\;grapples with questions of diversity\, racism\, and cu
 ltural appropriation\, as well as the terrifying alienation of social medi
 a.</p>\n<p>In&nbsp\;Yellowface\, Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were 
 supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena&rsquo\;s a literary darling. 
 June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girl
 s\, June thinks.</p>\n<p>So when June witnesses Athena&rsquo\;s death in a
  freak accident\, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena&rsquo\;s just-fin
 ished masterpiece\, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions o
 f Chinese laborers during World War I.</p>\n<p>So what if June edits Athen
 a&rsquo\;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&mdash\;complete with a
 n ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn&rsquo\;t this piece of history de
 serve to be told\, whoever the teller? That&rsquo\;s what June claims\, an
 d the&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestseller list seems to agree.</p>\n<p>B
 ut June can&rsquo\;t get away from Athena&rsquo\;s shadow\, and emerging e
 vidence threatens to bring June&rsquo\;s (stolen) success down around her.
  As June races to protect her secret\, she discovers exactly how far she w
 ill go to keep what she thinks she deserves.</p>\n<p>White lies\, dark hum
 or\, and deadly consequences await within the pages of&nbsp\;Yellowface. W
 ith its totally immersive first-person voice\, Kuang&rsquo\;s novel is tim
 ely\, razor-sharp\, and eminently readable. Register to join the conversat
 ion!&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://bplwv.libnet.info/event/10645781
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