MFAW-WA Faculty member Aimee Liu’s new novel Glorious Boy had a spectacular launch week, capped by its selection by Parade as a Best Beach Read of 2020 and by the NY Post as a Best Book of the Week.

The author Pico Iyer gave Glorious Boy this enthusiastic endorsement:

“The most memorable and original novel I’ve read in ages. Aimee Liu takes us into a set of islands–an entire world–most of us have barely heard of, and evokes every side in a multi-cultural conversation with sympathy and rare understanding.”

A review in the Asian Review of Books described Glorious Boy as “reminiscent of the tone and atmosphere of Somerset Maugham and George Orwell’s Asia-set novels.”

Aimee’s publication week events are all recorded online:

  • Her interview with Robin Krall of Reading with Robin on A Mighty Blaze is here.
  • Her virtual book party with author and comedienne Sandra Tsing Loh is on Crowdcast here.
  • Must Read Fiction  Interview hosted by Erin Popelka
  • Fierce Womxn Writing  interview hosted by Sara Gallagher (of special interest to writers)
  • “Dialogue” podcast interview  hosted by Susan Wingate

Several of Aimee’s print interviews also posted this week:

Congratulations, Aimee!