Wesley Yang Non-Fiction books in order

Wesley Yang's nonfiction books include The Face of Seung-Hui Cho (2011) and The Souls of Yellow Folk (2018), a celebrated essay collection on race, masculinity, and Asian-American identity in contemporary America.
Series · Essays · Cultural Criticism · Nonfiction

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Face of Seung-Hui Cho 2011 Wesley Yang Buy
2 The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays 2018 Wesley Yang Buy

Wesley Yang’s nonfiction spans cultural criticism and personal essay, always with a sharp eye for what polite discourse tends to avoid. The Souls of Yellow Folk gathers his best work from over a decade of writing and shows the full range of his interests: pickup artists, immigrant strivers, mass shooters, and the quiet desperation behind the model minority myth.

His earlier piece The Face of Seung-Hui Cho, published as a standalone, offered an unflinching look at the psychology behind one of America’s most notorious mass shootings. Together, these works establish Yang as a writer willing to sit with uncomfortable questions rather than rush toward tidy answers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Wesley Yang Non-Fiction series?

There are two books in the Wesley Yang Non-Fiction series, published between 2011 and 2018.

What is the first book in the Wesley Yang Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Wesley Yang Non-Fiction series is The Face of Seung-Hui Cho, published in 2011.

What topics does Wesley Yang write about in his nonfiction?

He focuses on race, masculinity, and American social dynamics, with a particular interest in Asian-American identity. His most famous pieces include Paper Tigers, about tiger parenting and the model minority myth, and The Face of Seung-Hui Cho, an analysis of the Virginia Tech shooter.

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