Gosh, this book was amazing. Told from the point of view of an objectively horrible person, Kuang expertly draws back the current on the publishing industry, specially for writers of color. From the first page, Kuang captures readers attention with a thrilling exploration of two writer friends, one Asian and incredibly successful, and the other white and fumbling massively. When Athena, the Asian one accidentally dies, June, the white one seized the opportunity to steal Athena’s manuscript and publish it as her own, despite it being a story she arguably shouldn’t be telling, regardless of whether it was of her own words or not. An interesting look at cancel culture and racism, Yellowface is so well written, with fascinating characters and a massively compelling plot. Bonus points for the love letter to Washington DC aspect, too.