Gail Tsukiyama was born in San Francisco, California to a Chinese mother from Hong Kong and a Japanese father from Hawaii. She attended San Francisco State University where she received both her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts Degree in English with the emphasis in Creative Writing. Most of her college work was focused on poetry, and she was the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award. A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, she has been apart-time lecturer in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, as well as a freelance book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Genres: Historical
Novels
Women of the Silk (1991)
The Samurai's Garden (1995)
Night of Many Dreams (1998)
The Language of Threads (1999)
Dreaming Water (2002)
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms (2007)
A Hundred Flowers (2012)
The Color of Air (2020)
The Brightest Star (2023)
The Samurai's Garden (1995)
Night of Many Dreams (1998)
The Language of Threads (1999)
Dreaming Water (2002)
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms (2007)
A Hundred Flowers (2012)
The Color of Air (2020)
The Brightest Star (2023)
Gail Tsukiyama recommends
The House of Lincoln (2023)
Nancy Horan
"Brimming with a rich and unforgettable array of imagined and real historical figures who helped to shape Springfield, Illinois and the nation."
The Last Songbird (2023)
(Pacific Coast Highway Mystery, book 1)
Daniel Weizmann
"Daniel Weizmann's The Last Songbird is a gripping, fast-paced, neo-noir mystery whose intriguing characters populate the streets of Los Angeles. When a '70's music icon suddenly disappears, her driver and friend, begins a frantic search that leads him in pursuit of the truth. In turn, he will discover just as much about himself. Weizmann has written a smart, unforgettable, page-turner of the best kind."
Journey to the Heart Stone (2022)
Catherine Raphael
"Catherine Raphael's Journey to the Heart Stone is richly imagined from beginning to end. The reader is transported to a land where peace has reigned for generations through matriarchal rule. When that peace is unbalanced, it will take heroes and heroines to bring three long-lost communities back together. A wondrous and magical read."
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