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Abigail Hing Wen
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Hanyu Pinyin
Xíng Lìměi
Hokkien POJHêng Li̍p-bí
Website
www.abigailhingwen.com

Abigail Hing Wen (邢立美; born 1977) is an American writer, film producer, lawyer, and speaker. Her debut

young adult novel, Loveboat, Taipei, was purchased in a multi-house auction by HarperCollins[1] in a two-book deal, along with Loveboat Reunion.[2]

Wen speaking at Los Angeles Comic Con in December of 2023.

It debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List[3] where it remained for multiple weeks and has been adapted for film by ACE Entertainment and released through Paramount+ as of August 10, 2023.[4]

Loveboat, Taipei follows the journey of an Asian American teen whose parents send her from Ohio to Taipei to study Mandarin for the summer at a program nicknamed Loveboat. It is a coming-of-age story exploring love, family, multifaceted identity and intersectionality. Wen's companion novel, Loveboat Reunion,[5] follows two of the main characters from Loveboat, Taipei as they reconnect and write their own futures on a wild, unexpected reunion. The novel draws inspiration from Wen's work in Silicon Valley, with a girl trying to navigate her fashion interests and interests in AI. The third novel, Loveboat Forever,[6] (November 7, 2023) follows the gang and their community through new coming of age journeys. Wen’s newest novel, Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies, will be released on August 13, 2024.[7]

Early life

Abigail Hing Wen was born Abigail Geraldine Lim Hing in Wheeling, West Virginia, as a daughter of ethnic Chinese immigrants.[8] She grew up in Solon, Ohio.[9]

Education

Wen attended Solon High School,[10] where she was the valedictorian. She was selected as one of 120 U.S. Presidential Scholars, high school seniors invited to Washington, D.C., to meet then President Bill Clinton.[11]

Wen with President Bill Clinton at the U.S. Presidential Scholars Ceremony.

As a Presidential Scholar, she was invited by the Taiwanese government to attend the study tour program at Chien Tan, which eventually formed the setting of her first novel, Loveboat, Taipei.[10] Wen studied at Harvard University, earning her B.A. magna cum laude in government and international relations.[12] She wrote her senior thesis on China under Professor Roderick MacFarquhar. She served on the student governing board of the Harvard Institute of Politics (IOP).[citation needed] Wen earned her JD at Columbia Law School and MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, studying under Kathi Appelt, A.M. Jenkins, and Martine Leavitt.[12]

Career

Prior to moving to Silicon Valley, Wen spent ten years in Washington, D.C., working on Capitol Hill for the Senate Judiciary Committee, as a law clerk to Judge Judith W. Rogers on the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, and in private practice at the international law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell and Covington & Burling.[13]

Literary career

In 2019, Wen's debut novel, Loveboat, Taipei, sold in a multi-house auction to HarperCollins, for a two-book deal.[citation needed] It debuted at #9 on the New York Times Bestseller List where it remained for multiple weeks.[14] Loveboat, Taipei was published on January 7, 2020, by HarperTeen and has been adapted for screen as “Love in Taipei” streaming on Paramount+ as of August 10, 2023, for which Wen served as an executive producer.[15] The story is inspired by Wen's experience on the Love Boat program she attended the summer after her freshman year at Harvard.[10] Wen and Loveboat, Taipei have been featured in NBC Bay Area Show,[16] World Journal[17], the South China Morning Post,[18] Cosmopolitan,[19] and People en Español.[20] The novel appeared on a number of Most Anticipated lists including The Boston Globe.[21]Book Riot, Bustle,[22] BuzzFeed, The UK Evening Standard,[23] The Nerd Daily, Seventeen,[24] and She Reads.[25] Loveboat, Taipei was selected as a Barnes & Noble Young Adult Book Club Pick[26] and it appeared at number 1 on Cosmopolitan's 25 Best Audiobooks of 2020 list.[27]

“Love in Taipei” stars Ashley Liao and Ross Butler and was ranked a Top #10 comedy on Paramount+.[28] Wen made a brief cameo in the film.[29] Wen, as executive producer, and the film have been covered by The Hollywood Reporter,[30] Entertainment Weekly,[31] The New York Times,[32] Variety,[33] Deadline,[34] CBS Mornings,[35] People, and AsAmNews.[36]

In June 2021, Wen was featured in the Forbes AI Ethics series, where she talked about her role in Partnership on AI, as well as her upcoming literary works.[37] Her second novel, Loveboat Reunion, was published on January 25, 2022, as well as The Idiom Algorithm the same month, a short story she wrote for the Macmillan Serendipity anthology.[38] A third novel, Loveboat Forever, set six years after Loveboat, Taipei, was published on November 7, 2023.[39] Wen’s newest novel, Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies, inspired by The Idiom Algorithm, will be released on August 13, 2024. [40][41][42]

Technology

Wen works in venture capital and artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley.[43]

Wen serves as a board observer for Two Bit Circus, a Los Angeles-based virtual reality entertainment company. She serves as co-chair of the Partnership on AI Expert Working Group for Fairness, Transparency and Accountability.[40]

Wen hosts the podcast Intel on AI.

DeepMind, US Congress, The World Bank and leading AI faculty at MIT, Stanford, and University of California, Berkeley.[44]

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

  • The Idiom Algorithm. Macmillan Serendipity anthology (2022)[48]

References

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  2. ^ "Book Deals: Week of July 15, 2019". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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  4. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-02-24). "ACE Entertainment Acquires Rights To Abigail Hing Wen's Novel 'Loveboat, Taipei'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ "Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  6. ^ Lee, Sohye (2023-05-23). "LOVEBOAT FOREVER". Abigail Hing Wen. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  7. ^ "Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "YA Author Abigail Hing Wen shares her journey on Loveboat, Taipei". Pen & Story. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. ^ "Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen Author debuts January 7, 2020 – OCA Greater Cleveland Chapter". Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  10. ^ a b c "'Loveboat, Taipei' Author Sees Rising Demand for Diverse Stories". bloomberg.com. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  11. ^ cynthia (2019-12-05). "Guest Post: Abigail Hing Wen on Character Development the Brutally Hard Way". Cynthia Leitich Smith. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  12. ^ a b "Abigail Hing Wen". Harvardwood. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  13. ^ "Schedule Abigail Wen to Speak | HWA Speakers". Harry Walker Agency. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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  15. ^ Canfield, David (December 9, 2019). "YA in conversation: Best-selling phenom Sarah Dessen chats with debut author Abigail Hing Wen". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  16. ^ "Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa". NBC Bay Area Show.
  17. ^ "華裔律師邢立美「台北愛之船」 登紐時暢銷書排行榜". 世界新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.[permanent dead link]
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  19. ^ Hanrahan, Laura; Allen, Kelly (2020-09-29). "The Best Audiobooks of 2020, Because Sometimes You're Too Lazy to Physically Read". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  20. ^ Peña-Calderon, Mirtle (January 6, 2022). "New Year, New Books: 5 novels being released this month". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  21. ^ Williamson, Eugenia (26 December 2019). "Booked solid: The most anticipated books of 2020". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  22. ^ Colyard, K. W. (3 January 2020). "The 35 Most Anticipated Books Of January 2020". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  23. ^ "10 best YA Books to read in 2020". Evening Standard. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  24. ^ Fuentes, Tamara (2019-12-18). "The 7 Best YA Books of 2020 So Far That Will Warm You Up During the Holidays". Seventeen. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  25. ^ Galluccio, Marena (16 October 2019). "The most anticipated YA books of 2020". She Reads. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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  27. ^ Hanrahan, Laura; Allen, Kelly (2020-09-29). "The Best Audiobooks of 2020, Because Sometimes You're Too Lazy to Physically Read". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  28. ^ Paramount+ Releases Trailer For New Original Film Love In Taipei. Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via www.paramountplus.com.
  29. ^ Bagley, Ceredwyn (2023-09-22). "From Page to Screen: Abigail Hing Wen on Love in Taipei". Wild Things. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  30. ^ Chuba, Kirsten (2023-08-11). "Events of the Week: MPTF NextGen Summer Party, 'Love in Taipei' and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  31. ^ "Ashley Liao falls for Ross Butler and Nico Hiraga in 'Love in Taipei' first-look photos". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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  34. ^ Grobar, Matt (2023-06-28). "'Love In Taipei': Paramount+ Unveils First Look Photos For YA Romance – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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  36. ^ Chew, Erin (2023-08-10). "'Love in Taipei' is a letter to all Asian Americans finding belonging in Asia". AsAmNews. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  37. ^ Dhinakaran, Aparna. "The Journey To Fairness In AI -- Q&A With New York Times Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  38. ^ Lee, Sohye (2023-05-23). "The Idiom Algorithm - Abigail Hing Wen | Author, Filmmaker, Speaker". Abigail Hing Wen. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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  41. ^ "Loveboat Forever". Abigail Hing Wen. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  42. ^ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250883247/kissescodesandconspiracies#:~:text=Book%20Details-,Tan%20Lee%20finds%20himself%20embroiled%20in%20an%20unusual%20love%20triangle,bestselling%20author%20Abigail%20Hing%20Wen./
  43. ^ "Abigail Hing Wen - MAEKAN". 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  44. ^ a b "Intel's AI Podcast". Intel. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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  46. ^ "Loveboat Reunion". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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  48. ^ "Serendipity | Marissa Meyer | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2021-07-26.[permanent dead link]
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