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Janie Chang

Janie Chang

Janie Chang is a Globe and Mail bestselling author of historical fiction. Born in Taiwan, Chang has lived in the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, New Zealand, and Canada. Her novels often draw from family history and ancestral stories. She has a degree in computer science and is a graduate of the Writer’s Studio Program at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Three Souls, Dragon Springs Road, The Library of Legends, and The Porcelain Moon; and co-author of the USA Today bestseller The Phoenix Crown, with Kate Quinn. Connect with Janie on Instagram at @janiechang33, on Facebook at @JanieChangWriter, or via her website, janiechang.com.

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Janie Chang

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8 Gothic Novels that Celebrate Unique Settings

My latest novel, The Fourth Princess, is a Gothic novel set in Old Shanghai – not the usual location. Gothic novels feature easily identifiable tropes: a crumbling castle, a young woman in danger, a dangerous secret and plenty of bleak atmosphere. The stories usually take place in a Western European…
Janie Chang
February 26, 2026
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Perilous Royal Romance

From the first line (“Would he die tonight?”) to the last, Weina Dai Randel’s beautiful prose pulls you into ancient China with the story of royal concubine Mei and her struggle to prevail over the rigid traditions that thwart her hopes of love. In The Empress of Bright Moon (Sourcebooks…
Janie Chang
July 25, 2019