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Janie Chang

Janie Chang draws upon family history for her novels. She grew up listening to stories about ancestors who encountered dragons, ghosts, and immortals, and about life in a small Chinese town in the years before the Second World War. She is a graduate of The Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University.
Born in Taiwan, Janie has lived in the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, and New Zealand. She now lives in beautiful Vancouver, Canada.

Genres: Historical, Historical Mystery, Literary Fiction

Novels

   Three Souls (2013)
   Dragon Springs Road (2017)
   The Library of Legends (2020)
   The Porcelain Moon (2023)
   The Phoenix Crown (2023) (with Kate Quinn)
   The Fourth Princess (2026)

Janie Chang recommends

The Ladies Hall (2026)
Vanessa Miller
"In the 1880s, three Black women move into Ladies Hall residence at Oberlin College. The progressive college accepts Black students but for Mary, Anna, and Ida every day is a struggle to excel and prove themselves to their white classmates. Based on true characters, it's not an easy story to tell, but Vanessa Miller skillfully balances the women's friendships and genteel life on campus against the cruel realities of the era's pervasive--and sometimes deadly--racism. This inspiring and informative novel is a must-read."

A Heartbeat at My Feet (2026)
Kristin Judd
"A Heartbeat at My Feet is a delightful tale about second chances at love. Both Josie and Cicero are nursing broken hearts, Josie because her husband had an affair and Cicero because his master has died, leaving him to scavenge for survival with other street dogs. As a bonus, Kristin Judd's lyrical descriptions of Southern Italy put travel guides to shame in this tale that enchants from start to finish."

The Girls of Good Fortune (2025)
Kristina McMorris
"Novels like this are why I read historical fiction. The Girls of Good Fortune reveals a little-known corner of history through a thoughtfully crafted, intimate, and deeply felt tale. Laying bare the impact of an anti-Asian massacre on a young woman's life, Kristina McMorris once again kept me up all hours reading to learn how her heroine would find justice...and love."

Detective Aunty (2025)
(Kausar Khan Investigates, book 1)
Uzma Jalaluddin
"Detective Aunty might be a cozy mystery, but it's coziness with edginess, as its heroine might say. Kausar Khan's investigation into a murder where her own daughter is the chief suspect reveals fractures in the community and even worse, in her family. Uzma Jalaluddin's story is richly layered, folding in social issues while delving deep into family woes and a journey of self-discovery. Her characters are so deftly created that even the minor ones insinuate complex backstories. A wise and delightful start to the series, I can't wait for Kausar's next adventure."

The Last Secret (2024)
Maia Caron
"A tense and thrilling ride of a story."

All You Have to Do Is Call (2023)
Kerri Maher
"This tautly-written novel will keep you turning the pages with its deeply satisfying portrayal of women negotiating the shoals of friendship and family in 1970s Chicago - and then goes further to show them risking all in extraordinary acts of social justice. A timely, thoughtful exploration of liberation and resistance."

Her Lost Words (2023)
Stephanie Marie Thornton
"A powerful and sympathetic account of two extraordinary women who fought to influence how 18th century politics and society regarded the roles of women. Stephanie Thornton doesn't merely breathe life into Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley, she brings them blazing onto the page with all their ideals, flaws, and passions. No matter where the chapters are set - in England, Italy, or the terrors of the French Revolution -- this masterful narrative is hard to put down."

That Summer in Berlin (2022)
Lecia Cornwall
"This story about an English debutante who agrees to spy for her country during the 1936 Berlin Olympics is a tense and thrilling read that sweeps you from castles and country estates to the glittering enticements of high society in Nazi Germany. Gripping action, political intrigue, and conflicted relationships guarantee you'll read this in one sitting."

The Winter Orphans (2022)
Kristin Beck
"Moving and unforgettable, The Winter Orphans is a masterful tale about Red Cross workers in Occupied France whose courage and defiance helped save Jewish children during WW2--and the children who grew up too soon."

The Mayfair Bookshop (2022)
Eliza Knight
"Eliza Knight's sympathetic and utterly believable portrayal of Nancy Mitford is the icing on this fabulous cake of a novel where present-day romance, a literary mystery, and the lives of England's most controversial sisters keep the pages turning in this delightful and perfectly constructed story."

The Last Rose of Shanghai (2021)
Weina Dai Randel
"Set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, this is an unforgettable, page-turning tale of an impossible affair between lovers from two cultures. Randel casts an unflinching eye at the horrors of wartime Shanghai, where refugees starve while the wealthy and privileged continue to drink and dance, and where daily threats of danger and death only serve to fan forbidden passions to a blazing climax."

Better Luck Next Time (2020)
Kate Hilton
"Kate Hilton achieves the difficult feat of making us empathize with a flawed heroine whose willful reluctance to draw boundaries around a demanding job puts her most important relationships at risk. Keenly-observed, insightful, and punctuated with brilliant, revealing moments of dark humour, this novel is impossible to put down."

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