{"id":152560,"date":"2025-09-18T17:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/152560\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:48:22","slug":"r-f-kuangs-extraordinary-rise-4-more-books-are-on-the-way-news-sports-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/152560\/","title":{"rendered":"R.F. Kuang\u2019s extraordinary rise: 4 more books are on the way | News, Sports, Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 At age 29, with several novels and millions of copies sold behind her, R.F. Kuang is just getting started.<\/p>\n<p>The author of \u201cYellowface\u201d and the current bestseller \u201cKatabasis,\u201d Kuang has an agreement with HarperCollins Publishers for four more books, including a pair of fantasy novels for the imprint Harper Voyager and a pair of \u201cliterary\u201d novels for the William Morrow imprint.<\/p>\n<p>Kuang already has a literary novel in the works, \u201cTaipei Story,\u201d scheduled for next year. And she is a Ph.D student at Yale University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe out of the gate success for Katabasis is a testament to Rebecca\u2019s extraordinary storytelling and her ability to connect with fans,\u201d Liate Stehlik, president and publisher of HarperCollins and HarperCollins Children\u2019s Books, said in a statement released Wednesday. She called Kuang\u2019s upcoming work an \u201cexciting slate of new books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kuang\u2019s previous novels also include \u201cThe Poppy War,\u201d \u201cThe Dragon Republic\u201d and \u201cBabel, or the Necessity of Violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariettatimes.com\/news\/entertainment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a style=\"color:#2a2a2a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariettatimes.com\/news\/2025\/09\/broadway-opposition-brings-the-curtain-down-on-a-planned-times-square-casino-backed-by-jay-z\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <a style=\"color:#2a2a2a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariettatimes.com\/news\/2025\/09\/theater-award-created-in-honor-of-seymour-hoffman-schlesinger-turns-10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <a style=\"color:#2a2a2a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariettatimes.com\/news\/2025\/09\/r-f-kuangs-extraordinary-rise-4-more-books-are-on-the-way\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 At age 29, with several novels and millions of copies sold behind her, R.F. 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