* The Jade Peony (2008)
* The Buddha in the Attic (2008)
* From Where We Came (2021)
Short stories:
* "The Last Time We Saw Him" (2007)
* "The Water Mirror" (2007)
* "The Chinese Book of Spells" (2007)
* "The River That Flows Both Ways" (2007)
* "The Ghost Bridge" (2010)
Essays:
* "The Art of Writing from the Inside Out" (2009)
* "The Power of the Personal Essay" (2010)
* "On Being a Chinese Woman Writer in America" (2011)
* "The Importance of Diversity in Literature" (2012)
* "How to Write a Memoir That Matters" (2013)