Abigail Hing Wen

Abigail Hing Wen is a tech leader, filmmaker and the New York Times best selling author of Loveboat, Taipei and companion novels Loveboat Reunion and Loveboat Forever. She executive produced the Paramount+ book-to-film adaptation Love In Taipei, a romantic comedy starring Ashley Liao and Ross Butler now out on Netflix.  Abigail holds a BA from Harvard, where she took coursework in film, ethnic studies and government.
She also holds a JD from Columbia and MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. In her career in tech, she has negotiated multibillion dollar deals on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, worked in venture capital and hosted Intel’s Artificial Intelligence podcast. She and her work have been profiled in Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, NBC News, Forbes, Fortune, Cosmopolitan, Bloomberg, Google Talk, People en Espanol and the World Journal, among others. Abigail lives with her husband in the San Francisco Bay Area. She enjoys long walks, and hanging out with friends and family. She loves music and dances to it when no one is watching.

"An entertaining and heartfelt debut..." 

—Kirkus Reviews, on Loveboat, Taipei

"Taipei in the summer provides a winning backdrop to this joyful debut." 

—Publishers Weekly, on Loveboat, Taipei

"Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei is a poignant and honest examination of first love, family obligations, and that strange place between high school and college...a unique story from an exciting and authentic new voice." 

—Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes

"Equal parts surprising, original, and intelligent, Loveboat Taipei is an intense rush of rebellion, romance, and complex family dynamics." 

—Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series

"Beautifully wrought and lovely."

—Anne Ursu, author of the National Book Award longlisted novel, The Real Boy