Exhibit: A Novel
May 2024 ¡ Sold by Penguin
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE, ELLE, AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE
WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY DUGGINS PRIZE
"Hypnotic...a haunting romance about desire, obsession, and ambition that is sure to get your heart rate up." âTime Magazine
"R.O. Kwonâs Exhibit is, hands down, the sexiest novel of the year." âVogue
"A highly sensory experience...lingers like a mysterious, multihued bruise." âThe New York Times
"One of the most buzzed-about books of the yearâŚfiery, sexual, and undeniably original." âPoets & Writers
From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life.
At a lavish party in the hills outside of San Francisco, Jin Han meets Lidija Jung and nothing will ever be the same for either woman. A brilliant young photographer, Jin is at a crossroads in her work, in her marriage to her college love Philip, and in who she is and who she wants to be. Lidija is an alluring, injured world-class ballerina on hiatus from her ballet company under mysterious circumstances. Drawn to each other by their intense artistic drives, the two women talk all night.
Cracked open, Jin finds herself telling Lidija about an old familial curse, breaking a lifelong promise. She's been told that if she doesnât keep the curse a secret, she risks losing everything; death and ruin could lie ahead. As Jin and Lidija become more entangled, they realize they share more than the ferocity of their ambition, and begin to explore hidden desires. Something is ignited in Jin: her art, her body, and her sense of self irrevocably changed. But can she avoid the specter of the curse? Vital, bold, powerful, and deeply moving, Exhibit asks: how brightly can you burn before you light your life on fire?
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE, ELLE, AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE
WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY DUGGINS PRIZE
"Hypnotic...a haunting romance about desire, obsession, and ambition that is sure to get your heart rate up." âTime Magazine
"R.O. Kwonâs Exhibit is, hands down, the sexiest novel of the year." âVogue
"A highly sensory experience...lingers like a mysterious, multihued bruise." âThe New York Times
"One of the most buzzed-about books of the yearâŚfiery, sexual, and undeniably original." âPoets & Writers
From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life.
At a lavish party in the hills outside of San Francisco, Jin Han meets Lidija Jung and nothing will ever be the same for either woman. A brilliant young photographer, Jin is at a crossroads in her work, in her marriage to her college love Philip, and in who she is and who she wants to be. Lidija is an alluring, injured world-class ballerina on hiatus from her ballet company under mysterious circumstances. Drawn to each other by their intense artistic drives, the two women talk all night.
Cracked open, Jin finds herself telling Lidija about an old familial curse, breaking a lifelong promise. She's been told that if she doesnât keep the curse a secret, she risks losing everything; death and ruin could lie ahead. As Jin and Lidija become more entangled, they realize they share more than the ferocity of their ambition, and begin to explore hidden desires. Something is ignited in Jin: her art, her body, and her sense of self irrevocably changed. But can she avoid the specter of the curse? Vital, bold, powerful, and deeply moving, Exhibit asks: how brightly can you burn before you light your life on fire?
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE, ELLE, AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE
WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY DUGGINS PRIZE
"Hypnotic...a haunting romance about desire, obsession, and ambition that is sure to get your heart rate up." âTime Magazine
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June 4, 2026
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June 20, 2026
Debase, degrading, and uninteresting. A child could've written a better book.
Sempers Dino
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June 22, 2026
what are these reviews bro... also shut up Grant every review you've written has been 1 star
About the author
R. O. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel The Incendiaries, which was named a best book of the year by more than forty publications and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award. With Garth Greenwell, Kwon coedited the bestselling Kink, a New York Times Notable Book. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Yaddo, and MacDowell. Born in Seoul, Kwon has lived most of her life in the United States.
R. O. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel The Incendiaries, which was named a best book of the year by more than forty publications and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award. With Garth Greenwell, Kwon coedited the bestselling Kink, a New York T...
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