by R. F. Kuang
Rating: 4.00 (2 ratings)
First published 2023
When rising writer June witnesses her literary nemesis Athena's mysterious death, she impulsively steals Athena's unfinished masterpiece. Rebranding herself as the elusive "Juniper Song", June publishes the work as her own and watches her star ascend. But as the evidence of her fraud mounts, June must protect her secret at all costs, even as Athena's shadow looms ever larger. This razor-sharp satire skewers the insular world of publishing, the false promise of social media fame, and the dangers of cultural appropriation.
Genres: fiction, satire, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Washington D.C.
322 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks