Common Readers: Yellowface

Upper Sandusky Community Library Common Readers will be reading "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang in November. "Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling while June is a 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, stealing 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? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees. But June cannot escape Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves."The discussion will take place at 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Nov. 17 in the library's large meeting room. Copies of the book are available upon request at the library's front desk. For more information about this or any other Upper Sandusky Community Library program, stop by the front desk or call the library at 419-294-1345.