R.F. Kuang
News
The Poppy War and Yellowface author R.F. Kuang writes fiction because it's "cheaper than therapy" and she gets paid for it
Sure, you could pay a therapist to help you process your trauma, or you could write a couple of bestselling novels instead.
April 20, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
R.F. Kuang wrote the first draft of Yellowface in a month because as a digital native, she didn't have to do any research into how mean people could be on Twitter
For Yellowface, R.F. Kuang already knew the plot and the characters, plus she had already seen how nasty people could be on Twitter so she didn't have to do much research.
April 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Watch the Spotlight on R.F. Kuang from Bookcon 2026!
Ground-breaking author of Babel and Katabasis R.F. Kuang came to NYC for this year's BookCon, and Popverse was there to film her panel
April 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
All the new book release dates for Leigh Bardugo, Stephen King, Cassandra Clare, R.F. Kuang, Brando Sanderson, and more
Stephen King, Brandon Sanderson, R.F. Kuang, Leigh Bardugo, Cassandra Clare, and more have new books coming this year.
February 12, 2025
Chris Arrant