71 ratings | 2 reviews | avg rating:4.66

Vincent Chu’s Followers (25)

Vincent’s Bookshelves

to-read (14)
currently-reading (0)
read (69)
did-not-finish (0)

Vincent’s Friends (37)

Leo Robertson

3,744 books | 689 friends

Ben

572 books | 1,628 friends

Ethan

1,669 books | 438 friends

Kirstin Chen

62 books | 133 friends

Rebecca Gransden

3,965 books | 309 friends

Emily

1,428 books | 359 friends

Hobart

4,502 books | 231 friends

Ben Arzate

5,713 books | 296 friends

More friends…

Vincent Chu

Goodreads Author

Born

in Oakland, The United States

Website

https://www.vincentchuwriter.com/

Twitter

herrchu

Genre

Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Contemporary

Member Since

October 2017

edit data

Vincent Chu is a Bay Area writer and author of the novel NICE PLACES (Forest Avenue Press, 2026) and story collection LIKE A CHAMPION (7.13 Books, 2018). His fiction has appeared in Muumuu House, STILL Magazine, Pithead Chapel, PANK Magazine, and elsewhere. He is a Headlands Center for the Arts Affiliate Artist, Hambidge Center Fellow, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from UCLA. Vincent lives in Oakland, California.

0 posts
Vincent Chu's Blog

Vincent Chu hasn't written any blog posts yet.

Combine Editions
Vincent Chu’s books

Average rating: 4.53 · 90 ratings · 24 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Like a Champion 4.50 avg rating — 78 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
	Nice Places 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings	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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

rss
Vincent’s Recent Updates

Vincent Chu and 2 other people liked Keely's review of Nice Places: "NICE PLACES was a striking adult coming-of-age story that followed a burnt out corporate worker who embarks on an “Eat Pray Love” excursion, but ultimately experiences an unlikely adventure much closer to home. Meet Georgie Globetrotter: social media" Read more of this review »
Mar 18, 2026 06:56PM · see review
Vincent Chu wants to read Paper Cut by Rachel Taff	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
Mar 03, 2026 08:06PM · like
Vincent Chu and 2 other people liked Conor McNamara's review of Nice Places: "I highly recommend Nice Places by Vincent Chu. If you enjoy strong, complicated characters and well written, sharp prose, this book is for you. Chu is really skilled at capturing the heart-wrenching and the hilarious. Nice Places will make you laugh " Read more of this review »
Feb 06, 2026 09:13PM · see review
Vincent Chu and 3 other people liked Hannah Chaussee's review of Nice Places: "I received an ARC of Nice Places by Vincent Chu, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. While it took me a little while to get into because I found Georgie to be a little frustrating, I was hooked as soon as the art project was coming together. The relationshi" Read more of this review »
Feb 06, 2026 09:13PM · see review
Vincent Chu and 1 other person liked DONALD FOSTER's review of Nice Places: "Nice Places kicks off with the protagonist, Georgie Globetrotter, taking a break from soul-sucking corporate America to travel the world. His plan gets derailed when a fake monk steals his luggage and passport. From there, Georgie meets an artist and" Read more of this review »
Jan 25, 2026 03:47PM · see review
Vincent Chu rated a book it was amazing Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir by Cody Caetano	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
Nov 21, 2025 09:52PM · like
Vincent Chu rated a book it was amazing I Leave It Up to You by Jinwoo Chong (Goodreads Author)	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
Oct 11, 2025 07:37PM · like
Vincent Chu rated a book it was amazing Flux by Jinwoo Chong (Goodreads Author)	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
Oct 11, 2025 07:36PM · like
Vincent Chu rated a book it was amazing Ghost Month (Taipei Night Market #1) by Ed Lin	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
Oct 11, 2025 07:36PM · like
Vincent Chu has read Flux by Jinwoo Chong (Goodreads Author)	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
Oct 11, 2025 07:36PM · like