Feminartsy Book Club - Yellowface

Calling all book lovers - don't miss out on our sell-out feminist book club! Are you a book lover looking for a cosy reading event where you don't have to have read the book? This one is for you! Canberra's original feminist literary community is back, and we're reviving our book club series with an all new format. Our last event sold out, so get in quick so you don't miss out! Come along for: • Discussion options starting from those who have read the book all the way through to topics relating to the books themes for those with good intentions but no time. • Coffee & pastry included in the ticket price • Opportunity to connect with other reading enthusiasts and make new connections The book - Yellowface by R. F. Kuang Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars in the world of literary fiction. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I. So what if June edits Athena’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—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree. But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. With its totally immersive first-person voice from a masterfully crafted unreliable narrator, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. About Feminartsy: Feminartsy was founded by Zoya Patel in 2014, as a new space for emerging and established writers to share thoughtful, incisive pieces exploring feminism, art, politics, social justice and life. After a hiatus, Zoya is relaunching this institution, with a new offering. Find out more at www.feminartsy.com.au