Abigail Hing Wen

Abigail Hing Wen was born Abigail Geraldine Lim Hing in Wheeling, West Virginia, as a daughter of ethnic Chinese immigrants.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-01 |title=YA Author Abigail Hing Wen shares her journey on Loveboat, Taipei |url=https://www.penandstory.com/2020/01/01/ya-author-abigail-hing-wen-shares-her-journey-on-loveboat-taipei/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Pen & Story |language=en-US}} She grew up in Solon, Ohio.{{Cite web |title=Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen Author debuts January 7, 2020 – OCA Greater Cleveland Chapter |url=https://ocagc.org/loveboattaipei/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |language=en-US}}

Wen attended Solon High School,{{Cite web |date=2020-01-06 |title='Loveboat, Taipei' Author Sees Rising Demand for Diverse Stories |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-01-06/-loveboat-taipei-author-sees-rising-demand-for-diverse-stories-video |access-date=2020-04-30 |website=bloomberg.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=cynthia |date=2019-12-05 |title=Guest Post: Abigail Hing Wen on Character Development the Brutally Hard Way |url=https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2019/12/guest-post-abigail-hing-wen-on-character-development-the-brutally-hard-way/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Cynthia Leitich Smith |language=en-US}}

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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.{{Cite web |title=Abigail Hing Wen |url=https://www.harvardwood.org/board/abigail-hing-wen |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Harvardwood |language=en}} 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).{{cn|date=May 2024}} 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.

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.{{Cite web |title=Schedule Abigail Wen to Speak {{!}} HWA Speakers |url=https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/abigail-wen |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Harry Walker Agency |language=en}}

In 2019, Wen's debut novel, Loveboat, Taipei, sold in a multi-house auction to HarperCollins, for a two-book deal.{{cn|date=May 2024}} It debuted at #9 on the New York Times Bestseller List where it remained for multiple weeks.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.abigailhingwen.com/about/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Abigail Hing Wen |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Canfield |first=David |date=December 9, 2019 |title=YA in conversation: Best-selling phenom Sarah Dessen chats with debut author Abigail Hing Wen |url=https://ew.com/books/2019/12/09/ya-in-conversation-sarah-dessen-abigail-hing-wen/ |access-date=2020-04-30 |website=EW.com |language=EN}} 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,{{Cite news|title=Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa|work=NBC Bay Area Show|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Abigail-Hing-Wen-on-Asian-Pacific-America_Bay-Area-565988621.html}} World Journal,{{Cite web|title=華裔律師邢立美「台北愛之船」 登紐時暢銷書排行榜|url=https://www.worldjournal.com/6753968/article-%e8%8f%af%e8%a3%94%e5%be%8b%e5%b8%ab%e9%82%a2%e7%ab%8b%e7%be%8e%e3%80%8c%e5%8f%b0%e5%8c%97%e6%84%9b%e4%b9%8b%e8%88%b9%e3%80%8d-%e7%99%bb%e7%b4%90%e6%99%82%e6%9a%a2%e9%8a%b7%e6%9b%b8%e6%8e%92%e8%a1%8c/|date=2020-01-27|website=世界新聞網|language=zh-TW|access-date=2020-05-27}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the South China Morning Post,{{Cite web|title=From Taipei, with love: tale of parent pressure, holiday hook-ups|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3045855/chinese-american-teens-explore-their-cultural-ties-taiwan|date=2020-01-13|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}} Cosmopolitan,{{Cite web |last1=Hanrahan |first1=Laura |last2=Allen |first2=Kelly |date=2020-09-29 |title=The Best Audiobooks of 2020, Because Sometimes You're Too Lazy to Physically Read |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/g32655308/best-audiobooks-2020/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}} and People en Español.{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2022|first=Mirtle |last=Peña-Calderon |title=New Year, New Books: 5 novels being released this month |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/january-book-releases-2022/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=People en Español |language=es}} The novel appeared on a number of Most Anticipated lists including The Boston Globe,{{Cite web|title=Booked solid: The most anticipated books of 2020 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/26/arts/booked-solid-most-anticipated-books-2020/|first=Eugenia|last= Williamson|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30|date=26 December 2019}} Book Riot, Bustle,{{Cite web|title=The 35 Most Anticipated Books Of January 2020|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-35-most-anticipated-books-of-january-2020-19443341|last=Colyard|first=K. W.|website=Bustle|date=3 January 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}} BuzzFeed, The UK Evening Standard,{{Cite web|title=10 best YA Books to read in 2020|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/books-dvds/fiction/best-ya-books-a3833761.html|date=2020-02-26|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}} The Nerd Daily, Seventeen,{{Cite web|title=The 7 Best YA Books of 2020 So Far That Will Warm You Up During the Holidays|url=https://www.seventeen.com/life/g30153859/best-new-ya-books-2020/|last=Fuentes|first=Tamara|date=2019-12-18|website=Seventeen|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30}} and She Reads.{{Cite web |last=Galluccio |first=Marena |title=The most anticipated YA books of 2020 |url=https://shereads.com/most-anticipated-ya-books-2020/ |access-date=2020-04-30 |website=She Reads|date=16 October 2019 }} Loveboat, Taipei was selected as a Barnes & Noble Young Adult Book Club Pick{{Cite web|title=Our February YA Book Club Pick is Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/our-february-ya-book-club-pick-is-loveboat-taipei-by-abigail-hing-wen/|date=2020-02-05|website=Barnes & Noble Reads|access-date=2020-05-27}} and it appeared at number 1 on Cosmopolitan's 25 Best Audiobooks of 2020 list.{{Cite web|last1=Hanrahan|first1=Laura|last2=Allen|first2=Kelly|date=2020-09-29|title=The Best Audiobooks of 2020, Because Sometimes You're Too Lazy to Physically Read|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/g32655308/best-audiobooks-2020/|access-date=2020-12-27|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-US}}

Love in Taipei stars Ashley Liao and Ross Butler and was ranked a Top #10 comedy on Paramount+.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/paramount-plus/news/1010595/paramount-plus-announces-love-in-taipei-a-new-original-film-to-premiere-this-summer/ |title=Paramount+ Releases Trailer For New Original Film Love In Taipei |language=en |access-date=2024-05-23 |via=www.paramountplus.com}} Wen made a brief cameo in the film.{{Cite web |last=Bagley |first=Ceredwyn |date=2023-09-22 |title=From Page to Screen: Abigail Hing Wen on Love in Taipei |url=https://wildthings.vcfa.edu/from-page-to-screen-abigail-hing-wen-on-love-in-taipei/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Wild Things |language=en-US}} Wen, as executive producer, and the film have been covered by The Hollywood Reporter,{{Cite web |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=2023-08-11 |title=Events of the Week: MPTF NextGen Summer Party, 'Love in Taipei' and More |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/mptf-nextgen-summer-party-love-in-taipei-red-carpet-events-1235557834/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Entertainment Weekly,{{Cite web |title=Ashley Liao falls for Ross Butler and Nico Hiraga in 'Love in Taipei' first-look photos |url=https://ew.com/movies/love-in-taipei-first-look-photos-ashley-liao-ross-butler-nico-hiraga/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=EW.com |language=en}} The New York Times,{{Cite news |last=Searles |first=Jourdain |date=2023-08-10 |title='Love in Taipei' Review: A Breezy Coming-of-Age Story |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/movies/love-in-taipei-review.html |access-date=2023-11-23 |issn=0362-4331}} Variety,{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Courtney |date=2023-08-07 |title='Love in Taipei' Review: Romance and Self-Discovery Take a Holiday in a Flat Coming-of-Age Film |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/love-in-taipei-review-1235688759/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Deadline,{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-06-28 |title='Love In Taipei': Paramount+ Unveils First Look Photos For YA Romance – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/love-in-taipei-premiere-date-ashley-liao-ya-romance-paramount-plus-1235399352/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} CBS Mornings,{{Cite web |title="Love in Taipei" streams on Paramount+ - CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/love-in-taipei-streams-on-paramount/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} People, and AsAmNews.{{Cite web |last=Chew |first=Erin |date=2023-08-10 |title='Love in Taipei' is a letter to all Asian Americans finding belonging in Asia |url=https://asamnews.com/2023/08/10/loveboat-cultural-immersion-chinese-taiwanese-americans-film-loveboat-trip/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=AsAmNews |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Dhinakaran |first=Aparna |title=The Journey To Fairness In AI -- Q&A With New York Times Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/aparnadhinakaran/2021/06/28/the-journey-to-fairness-in-aiqa-with-new-york-times-best-selling-author-abigail-hing-wen/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Sohye |date=2023-05-23 |title=The Idiom Algorithm - Abigail Hing Wen {{!}} Author, Filmmaker, Speaker |url=https://www.abigailhingwen.com/the-idiom-algorithm/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Abigail Hing Wen |language=en-US}} A third novel, Loveboat Forever, set six years after Loveboat, Taipei, was published on November 7, 2023.{{Cite book |title=Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3) |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112975147-loveboat-forever |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Goodreads |isbn=978-0-06-329799-9 |language=en}}

Wen’s newest novel, Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies, inspired by her short story, The Idiom Algorithm, was released on August 13, 2024. {{Cite web|last=Dhinakaran|first=Aparna|title=The Journey To Fairness In AI -- Q&A With New York Times Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/aparnadhinakaran/2021/06/28/the-journey-to-fairness-in-aiqa-with-new-york-times-best-selling-author-abigail-hing-wen/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Loveboat Forever |url=https://www.abigailhingwen.com/loveboat-forever |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Abigail Hing Wen |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=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./|title=Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies}} It follows three Palo Alto High School teens on a heist through the San Francisco Bay Area.{{Cite web |title=Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250883230/kissescodesandconspiracies/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Macmillan Publishers |language=en-US}}

In February 2025, Deadline announced Lea Salonga will star in a short film prequel to Wen's forthcoming novel, The Vale (pub date September 2025). The short film is a hybrid live action and animated film written and directed by Wen, with John Aoshima (Annie nominated co-director of Ultraman: Rising) serving as animation director and Neil Blevins (Incredibles I, II, Wall-E, Up) serving as production designer. The Vale follows a struggling inventor family in Silicon Valley that creates a virtual reality world and explores questions about ethics and AI.[https://deadline.com/2025/02/lea-salonga-short-film-the-vale-origins-1236287165/] The Vale was featured in the World Journal in March 2025 in a piece titled "Lawyer Turns Author Explores the AI Virtual World".{{cite web |url=https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121368/8584634?from=wj_catelistnews | title=律師變作家 邢立美新書探索Ai虛擬世界 }}

Wen serves on the Board of Directors of Harvardwood.{{Cite web |title=Abigail Hing Wen |url=https://www.harvardwood.org/board/abigail-hing-wen |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Harvardwood |language=en}}

Wen works in venture capital and artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-03 |title=Abigail Hing Wen - MAEKAN |url=https://maekan.com/story/abigail-hing-wen/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-28|title=Intel's AI Podcast|url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/artificial-intelligence/posts/intels-ai-podcast.html|access-date=2020-10-28|website=Intel|language=en}} 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.

• Loveboat, Taipei. HarperCollins (2020){{Cite web|title=Loveboat, Taipei - Abigail Hing Wen - Hardcover|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062957276/loveboat-taipei/|website=HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30}}
• Loveboat Reunion. HarperCollins (2022){{Cite web|title=Loveboat Reunion|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/loveboat-reunion-abigail-hing-wen|access-date=2021-07-26|website=HarperCollins|language=en}}
• Loveboat Forever, HarperCollins (2023){{Cite web |title=Loveboat Forever |url=https://harperstacks.com/products/loveboat-forever |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=HarperStacks |language=en}}
• Kisses, Codes and Conspiracies, Macmillan (2024){{Cite web |title=Kisses, Codes and Conspiracies|url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250883230/kissescodesandconspiracies/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Macmillan}}
• The Vale, Third State Books (2025){{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Dessi |date=2025-02-12 |title=Lea Salonga To Topline Short Film Prequel To Abigail Hing Wen Novel; John Aoshima And Neil Blevins Attached For Animation |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/lea-salonga-short-film-the-vale-origins-1236287165/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

• The Idiom Algorithm. Macmillan Serendipity anthology (2022){{Cite web|title=Serendipity {{!}} Marissa Meyer {{!}} Macmillan|url=https://us.macmillan.com/serendipity/marissameyer/9781250780850|access-date=2021-07-26|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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