Susie Yang was born in Chongqing, China, and grew up in New Jersey. She holds a pharmD from Rutgers University. Her first novel, White Ivy, was a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick on the Today show, a New York Times bestseller, and was longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. She has lived across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and now resides in Seattle with her family.