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First Thursday Book Discussion

"Yellowface: A Novel"

2025-04-03 12:00:00 2025-04-03 13:00:00 America/Chicago First Thursday Book Discussion With its totally immersive first-person voice, "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation in the publishing industry and the persistent erasure of Asian American voices and history by Western white society. Join us to discuss this timely and razor-sharp novel. Adults. Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Thursday, April 03
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-03 12:00:00 2025-04-03 13:00:00 America/Chicago First Thursday Book Discussion With its totally immersive first-person voice, "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation in the publishing industry and the persistent erasure of Asian American voices and history by Western white society. Join us to discuss this timely and razor-sharp novel. Adults. Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Columbia Public Library

Children's Program Room

With its totally immersive first-person voice, "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation in the publishing industry and the persistent erasure of Asian American voices and history by Western white society. Join us to discuss this timely and razor-sharp novel. Adults.

Join us to discuss "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang. With its totally immersive first-person voice, this novel takes on questions of diversity, racism and cultural appropriation not only in the publishing industry and the persistent erasure of Asian American voices and history by Western white society. Timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.

Adults.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Featured | Books & Authors |

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

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