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Tiffany Chu is a Taiwanese American literary fantasy author of stories that aim to stab your heart out with a spoon. She has been called “the queen of angsty beauty,” and writes on evergreen themes of grief, belonging, and what it means to be human.

Her essays and short stories have been published by Open Secrets Magazine, Chicago Story Press, and San Diego Writers, Ink.

She is obsessed with J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and reads it religiously every year. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two surviving children.

Tiffany writes a weekly newsletter where she shares literary nonfiction and fiction. To read more of her writing, subscribe at https://tiffanychu.org/ ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 230 ratings · 140 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Girl Made of Time 3.60 avg rating — 108 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Constellation of Forgotten Things by Tiffany Chu (Goodreads Author), Renley N. Chu (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 56 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Melody of Your Heart: Stories of Love, Loss, and Soulmates by Renley N. Chu (Goodreads Author), Tiffany Chu (Goodreads Author) 4.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cryptic Clockwork: A Journey of Words Through Loss and Finding Hope by Renley N. Chu (Goodreads Author), Tiffany Chu (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Again, Before I Forget: A Memoir by Renley Nicolas Chu, Tiffany Chu (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Human Constant Equation: A Short Story by Renley N. Chu (Goodreads Author), Tiffany Chu (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Palette of Vengeance: A Short Story 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Equinox: A Short Story 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Untangling: Volume 2: Essays it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tiffany and 176 other people liked Nilufer Ozmekik's review of Whistler: "I think I can officially say this is the best fiction I’ve read this year so far, and honestly, when it comes to Ann Patchett, I shouldn’t be surprised anymore. She has this almost unfair ability to take ordinary human lives, complicated relationship" Read more of this review »
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Tiffany liked Reader's review of The Untangling: Volume 2: Essays: "I couldn’t put this book down—I finished it in one sitting before bed. It puts into words so many of the questions we carry deep down but are often afraid to voice out loud. The author has such a gift for expressing these thoughts so beautifully and " Read more of this review »
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Tiffany and 4 other people liked Jasmine's review of The Constellation of Forgotten Things: "Review: 4.25 stars My thoughts: I do love fairy tales, and when Tiffany reached out to provide me a review copy, I jumped at the chance. These collections of short stories take place in Reveria, a fantasy world. The lyrical prose touches on whimsy an" Read more of this review »
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Oh, oh, oh. This book had so many things I loved: a complicated mother-daughter relationship(!), a complicated sisterly relationship(!), fungi, secrets in a low-key haunted castle(!!), forbidden magic, etc. etc. So much goodness, I can't even contain ...more
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This book is partially a tribute to my son, Renley Chu, and the magical world we envisioned together. Before Ren died, one of the notes he left behind said he hoped I would finish and publish our anthology...and live. Through tremendous pain and grief ...more
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Tiffany rated a book it was amazing Again, Before I Forget: A Memoir by Renley Nicolas Chu	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Hi, I'm the editor of this book and mother of the author. Again, Before I Forget is a book about suffering and the silencing of a voice in pain. It is about violence against a child. It contains details of his biological parents’ death in a house fir ...more
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