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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang, read by Helen Laser
Description: Helen Laser gives a mesmerizing performance in this poignant novel and biting satire. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss Helen’s skill at enlivening June Hayward, a struggling white author who steals her Asian friend Athena’s manuscript when she dies. Laser captures June’s rise to fame on the success of this novel and her subsequent descent into guilt and delusions amid accusations of theft and cultural appropriation. This is a riveting production of a thrilling and thought-provoking story.Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Harper Audio....