Loveboat, Taipei is a story of Everett Wong, Ever, who is bound with her parents’ hopes and expectations, leaving her dreams far behind. She loves the freedom but always feels guilty in her parents’ eyes whenever she does something she believes they would disapprove of. While she was moving up the corporate ladder in tech and legal, she had been writing in her spare time. One of the best book series ever. When she is not working on her novels, she loves to spend time talking long walks with her husband and two children, listening and dancing to music, spending time with extended family in the Bay Area and hanging out with friends. Please note that as an Amazon Associate, I earn money from qualifying purchases. She knows nothing about Taiwan except that it is a small island just off the Chinese mainland. Wen is repped by Joanna Volpe and Pouya Shahbazian of New Leaf Literary & Media and attorney Steve Younger of Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP. Circuit and worked for Judge Judith Rogers as a clerk before moving on to work in the corporate world. Each month I pick a charity and ask that you support them instead. She went to Columbia Law School where she studied under Robert L. Lieff and Benjamin Liebman that were the foremost experts on Chinese law at Columbia. Abigail Hing Wen is a Silicon Valley venture lawyer working with AI startups. Help; Blog; Events; Educators; Millionaire's Club; menu During her free time, she attended the Vermont College of Fine Arts from where she got her writing masters. I Still Love You, ACE Entertainment has optioned the rights to Abigail Hing Wen’s YA novel Loveboat, Taipei. Her parents want her to become a doctor but she wants to continue with her dance. Chinese-American teens explore their cultural ties to Taiwan via ‘love boat’ programme in fiction Loveboat, Taipei. She also cites the commencement speech of David Schizer the former Law School Dean who told her graduating class to go practice law and to do something else if they felt like it since the law degree is a bridge to a lot of things. BOSTON GLOBE. Abigail Hing Wen on Claiming Space with Our Stories. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Described as a hybrid of Crazy Rich Asians, Jane Austen and La La Land, Love, Taipei continues to feed the craving for more inclusive storytelling on TV and film — specifically for Asian American narratives. Author chat with Abigail Wen. Click here for PDF version. She is a Vermont College of Fine Arts graduate, Wild Things blogger, and YA writer of her debut, Taipei, Love Boat Quotes: Perfectly Capture the Asian American Experience, Liz's 2020 un-plans (because who does a reading challenge while 7 months pregnant/Now with a newborn & a 3 year old. She is keeping it a secret but before she can inform her parents, they tell her that they have already paid for her to attend the Taiwan Chien Tan heritage program. He has multiple series that all take place within the “Bosch Universe” and reading them within that order is imperative. Thanks! I tried to channel you while writing several scenes in Loveboat, Taipei. We'll base this on various factors for example "If you like Jack Reacher..." or "If you like short stories in the horror genre". Her novel fits perfectly with the types of stories we are trying to tell at ACE and we are excited to bring this story to audiences around the world, while also staying true to the rich culture and history Abigail portrays in the book.”. As someone who read the entire Bosch Universe this year, I’m really excited about this one. Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. But what her parents do not know is that all she wants to do is dance as she has enrolled at the Tisch School of New York University, where she intends to study dance. Speaking of authors who write multiple series within the same universe – Michael Connelly will have the new Lincoln Lawyer novel out soon.