Mindy Hung is a former health/medical editor whose work has appeared in the New York Post, Bitch, and The New York Times, among others. She writes romance as Ruby Lang and Opal Wei and was a 2010 fiction fellow for the New York Foundation for the Arts. She and her family are recent transplants to Toronto.
Praise for The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu: “The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu absolutely shines! Featuring shimmering magic, strong female characters, a captivating romance, and a touch of haunting suspense, Mindy Hung has crafted a memorable novel about the power that comes from recognizing you’re good enough—extraordinary, even—just the way you are.” —Heather Webber, USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café “The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu is wise, hopeful, powerful, and—yes—incandescent. I couldn’t put it down. Identity and history, the stories we tell and the ghosts we carry, and the scars we know mark us juxtaposed with those that made those who raised us. Mothers and daughters. All of life’s complications and the terrifying beauty of our choices. Mindy Hung has written a luminous story about the bright, hot midlife of a woman who could be anyone and yet is most perfectly herself, at last. I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.” —Hazel Beck, author of Small Town, Big Magic “The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu by Mindy Hung was like reading a wish that came to life. This romantic contemporary fantasy gives a refreshing look at what happens when a woman carves her own path, despite ghosts of the past. A mesmerizing tale of legacy, secrets, and magic, The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu deserves your immediate attention. I loved every bit of it.” —Nichole Perkins, author of Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be “The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu captures both the shocking transformation and sexiness of midlife and the raw power and brutality of women’s desire, magic, and relationships. This novel literally glows with tension, and readers will be breathless with anticipation to see how Leeann Wu wields her dangerous gift during one hot and sleepless small-town summer. Perfect for fans of Miranda July’s On All Fours and Michelle’s Zauner’s memoir Crying in H Mart, Mindy Hung’s The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu offers a magical, sexy, midlife midwife for readers to fall in love with.” —Annie Mare, author of Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon “The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu was one of my most-anticipated reads of the year, and it absolutely wowed me. Every page was beautifully written and perfectly observed. With this book, Mindy Hung instantly positions herself as a major voice in women's fiction.” —Emma Barry, author of Bad Reputation