Xiran Jay Zhao is a first-generation immigrant from small-town China who was raised by the Internet. A recent graduate of Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, they wrote science fiction and fantasy while they probably should have been studying more about biochemical pathways. You can find them on Twitter for memes, Instagram for cosplays and fancy outfits, and YouTube for long videos about Chinese history and culture. Heavenly Tyrant is their second novel and sequel to Iron Widow, which became a New York Times bestseller.

BOOKS:

Heavenly Tyrant (Tundra, 2024) $28.99 9780735269989

Iron Widow (Penguin Random House, 2021) $21.99 9780735269934

[BCBW 2024]