Kat Tang is a former lawyer turned fiction writer with an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University.

Her second novel, JUNE AND YUMI’S DISASTER UTOPIA about two women who discover an unlikely utopia in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, is forthcoming with Harper Via in June of 2027.

Her debut novel, FIVE-STAR STRANGER about a man who learns who he is by being anyone but himself, was featured in NPR and People Magazine and received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist.  It was also elected as a Belletrist Book Club pick, Barnes & Nobles most anticipated, Oprah’s Book Club Must Read, and an Indie Next pick.  

Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Electric Literature, The Margins, and Pigeon Pages. She spends most of her time thinking about what to eat next and sometimes she even writes.

She currently teaches at Columbia University.