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Thriller · Mystery · Literary

Yellowface

3.8 out of 5, from 1,863 ratings from Hardcover readers

June Hayward, a struggling novelist, is present when a more successful and celebrated writer dies suddenly. She walks away with an unpublished manuscript and passes it off as her own, and the lie begins to snowball.

First published
2023
Pace
Fast
Length
Medium
Pages
326
Format
Standalone

Read this if you like sharp, biting satire of publishing and a narrator you can't fully trust.

Skip this if you need likeable characters, or want a sincere look at the book world instead of a pointed one.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Racism
  • Death
  • Manipulation

Also reported by Hardcover readers:

  • Cultural appropriation
  • Sexual assault
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Rape
  • Panic attacks/disorders
  • Grief
  • Toxic friendship
  • Gaslighting

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