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#269 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Episode 2694th May 2024 • Books and Boba • Potluck Podcast Collective
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On this episode we discuss our April 2024 book club pick, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, which follows the story of struggling writer June Hayward who finally finds the publishing success she's always dreamed of... after taking the unfinished transcript of her recently deceased writing bestie, the way more successful Athena Liu, and passing it off as her own. We dive into this provocative novel that explores how far some people are willing to go to be anointed in a system that's rigged from the start.

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The Books & Boba May 2024 pick is Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee

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