Janie Chang 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 novels, Three Souls and Dragon Springs Road were nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award. Dragon Springs Road was a Canadian national bestseller. Her third novel The Library of Legends was a Canadian national bestseller and a Book of the Month Club selection. Her latest novel The Porcelain Moon is set in WWI France and brings to readers the forgotten history of the 140,000 Chinese workers sent to the Western Front. The Phoenix Crown, a novel co-authored with Kate Quinn, is set to release in September 2023.

Born in Taiwan, Janie has lived in the Philippines and Canada, and these diverse cultural experiences have influenced her writing.