Abigail Hing Wen Explained

Abigail Hing Wen
Birth Place:West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Author, public speaker on venture capital and artificial intelligence
Notableworks:Loveboat, Taipei
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C:邢立美
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Poj:Hêng Li̍p-bí

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] 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] 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. 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). 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.

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. 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. 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.

Wen hosts the podcast Intel on AI.[44] Her guests have included founders in the field, such as Andrew Ng and Yann LeCun, as well as Google DeepMind, US Congress, The World Bank and leading AI faculty at MIT, Stanford, and University of California, Berkeley.

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abigail Hing Wen. HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. en-US. 2020-04-30. 2020-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175707/https://www.harpercollins.com/author/. dead.
  2. Web site: Book Deals: Week of July 15, 2019. www.publishersweekly.com. 2020-04-30.
  3. News: Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Feb. 2, 2020 - The New York Times. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-04-30. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: ACE Entertainment Acquires Rights To Abigail Hing Wen's Novel 'Loveboat, Taipei'. Ramos. Dino-Ray. 2020-02-24. Deadline. en. 2020-05-27.
  5. Web site: Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2). 2021-07-20. www.goodreads.com.
  6. Web site: Lee . Sohye . 2023-05-23 . LOVEBOAT FOREVER . 2023-11-23 . Abigail Hing Wen . en-US.
  7. Web site: Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies . May 21, 2024 . Macmillan Publishers.
  8. Web site: 2020-01-01 . YA Author Abigail Hing Wen shares her journey on Loveboat, Taipei . 2024-05-23 . Pen & Story . en-US.
  9. Web site: Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen Author debuts January 7, 2020 – OCA Greater Cleveland Chapter . 2024-05-21 . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2020-01-06 . 'Loveboat, Taipei' Author Sees Rising Demand for Diverse Stories . 2020-04-30 . bloomberg.com.
  11. Web site: cynthia . 2019-12-05 . Guest Post: Abigail Hing Wen on Character Development the Brutally Hard Way . 2024-05-23 . Cynthia Leitich Smith . en-US.
  12. Web site: Abigail Hing Wen . 2024-05-23 . Harvardwood . en.
  13. Web site: Schedule Abigail Wen to Speak HWA Speakers . 2024-05-23 . Harry Walker Agency . en.
  14. Web site: About . 2024-05-23 . Abigail Hing Wen . en-US.
  15. Web site: Canfield . David . December 9, 2019 . YA in conversation: Best-selling phenom Sarah Dessen chats with debut author Abigail Hing Wen . 2020-04-30 . EW.com . EN.
  16. News: Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa. NBC Bay Area Show.
  17. Web site: 華裔律師邢立美「台北愛之船」 登紐時暢銷書排行榜. 2020-01-27. 世界新聞網. zh-TW. 2020-05-27.
  18. Web site: From Taipei, with love: tale of parent pressure, holiday hook-ups. 2020-01-13. South China Morning Post. en. 2020-04-30.
  19. Web site: Hanrahan . Laura . Allen . Kelly . 2020-09-29 . The Best Audiobooks of 2020, Because Sometimes You're Too Lazy to Physically Read . 2022-03-08 . Cosmopolitan . en-US.
  20. Web site: January 6, 2022. Mirtle . Peña-Calderon . New Year, New Books: 5 novels being released this month . 2022-03-08 . People en Español . es.
  21. Web site: Booked solid: The most anticipated books of 2020 . Eugenia. Williamson. BostonGlobe.com. en-US. 2020-04-30. 26 December 2019.
  22. Web site: The 35 Most Anticipated Books Of January 2020. Colyard. K. W.. Bustle. 3 January 2020 . en. 2020-04-30.
  23. Web site: 10 best YA Books to read in 2020. 2020-02-26. Evening Standard. en. 2020-05-27.
  24. Web site: The 7 Best YA Books of 2020 So Far That Will Warm You Up During the Holidays. Fuentes. Tamara. 2019-12-18. Seventeen. en-US. 2020-04-30.
  25. Web site: Galluccio . Marena . The most anticipated YA books of 2020 . 2020-04-30 . She Reads. 16 October 2019 .
  26. Web site: Our February YA Book Club Pick is Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen. 2020-02-05. Barnes & Noble Reads. 2020-05-27.
  27. Web site: Hanrahan. Laura. Allen. Kelly. 2020-09-29. The Best Audiobooks of 2020, Because Sometimes You're Too Lazy to Physically Read. 2020-12-27. Cosmopolitan. en-US.
  28. Paramount+ Releases Trailer For New Original Film Love In Taipei . en . 2024-05-23 . www.paramountplus.com.
  29. Web site: Bagley . Ceredwyn . 2023-09-22 . From Page to Screen: Abigail Hing Wen on Love in Taipei . 2024-05-23 . Wild Things . en-US.
  30. Web site: Chuba . Kirsten . 2023-08-11 . Events of the Week: MPTF NextGen Summer Party, 'Love in Taipei' and More . 2023-11-23 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  31. Web site: Ashley Liao falls for Ross Butler and Nico Hiraga in 'Love in Taipei' first-look photos . 2023-11-23 . EW.com . en.
  32. News: Searles . Jourdain . 2023-08-10 . 'Love in Taipei' Review: A Breezy Coming-of-Age Story . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-23 . 0362-4331.
  33. Web site: Howard . Courtney . 2023-08-07 . 'Love in Taipei' Review: Romance and Self-Discovery Take a Holiday in a Flat Coming-of-Age Film . 2023-11-23 . Variety . en-US.
  34. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2023-06-28 . 'Love In Taipei': Paramount+ Unveils First Look Photos For YA Romance – Update . 2023-11-23 . Deadline . en-US.
  35. Web site: "Love in Taipei" streams on Paramount+ - CBS Los Angeles . 2023-11-23 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  36. Web site: Chew . Erin . 2023-08-10 . 'Love in Taipei' is a letter to all Asian Americans finding belonging in Asia . 2023-11-23 . AsAmNews . en-US.
  37. Web site: Dhinakaran . Aparna . The Journey To Fairness In AI -- Q&A With New York Times Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen . 2024-05-23 . Forbes . en.
  38. Web site: Lee . Sohye . 2023-05-23 . The Idiom Algorithm - Abigail Hing Wen Author, Filmmaker, Speaker . 2024-05-23 . Abigail Hing Wen . en-US.
  39. Web site: Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3) . 2024-05-23 . Goodreads . en.
  40. Web site: Dhinakaran. Aparna. The Journey To Fairness In AI -- Q&A With New York Times Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen. 2021-07-21. Forbes. en.
  41. Web site: Loveboat Forever . 2023-02-16 . Abigail Hing Wen . en-US.
  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. Web site: 2023-05-03 . Abigail Hing Wen - MAEKAN . 2024-05-23 . en-US.
  44. Web site: 2020-10-28. Intel's AI Podcast. 2020-10-28. Intel. en.
  45. Web site: Loveboat, Taipei - Abigail Hing Wen - Hardcover. HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. en-US. 2020-04-30.
  46. Web site: Loveboat Reunion. 2021-07-26. HarperCollins. en.
  47. Web site: Loveboat Forever . 2023-02-16 . HarperStacks . en.
  48. Web site: Serendipity Marissa Meyer Macmillan. 2021-07-26. US Macmillan. en-US.

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