Janie Chang is a bestselling author of historical fiction. Many of her novels incorporate stories drawn from family history and often include elements of fantasy. She grew up listening to stories about life in a small Chinese town in the years before the Second World War and tales of ancestors who encountered dragons, ghosts, and immortals.

Her first novel, THREE SOULS, was a finalist for the 2014 BC Book Prizes Fiction Prize; her second novel, DRAGON SPRINGS ROAD, was a Globe and Mail national bestseller. THE LIBRARY OF LEGENDS was nominated for the Evergreen Award, was a Book of the Month Club pick in the USA, and also a Globe and Mail national bestseller. THE PORCELAIN MOON was released in February 21, 2023 and was a Globe and Mail historical fiction bestseller.  THE PHOENIX CROWN, co-authored with Kate Quinn, was a Globe and Mail #1 Instant Bestseller and a USA Today bestseller. Her latest novel is THE FOURTH PRINCESS, a historical Gothic novel set in Old Shanghai. Two of her works were long listed for the International Dublin Literary Award. 

She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University. She is the founder and main organizer of Authors for Indies, a 100% volunteer-staffed event that promoted a national day of support by Canadian authors for Canada's independent bookstores; the event ran from 2015 - 2017 and transitioned to Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, now organized by the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association.

Born in Taiwan, Janie has lived in the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, and New Zealand. She now lives on the beautiful Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada with her husband and Minnie, a rescue cat who thinks the staff could do better.