The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and the University Writing Program will celebrate Maggie Su's debut novel, "BLOB" (Harper Collins), on the day of the official launch, January 28, 2025.
Vi Liu, a struggling 20-something Midwesterner, finds a mysterious blob in an alley and discovers she can mold it into her ideal boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?
Unique, heartfelt, and hilarious, "Blob: A Love Story" is a delightfully inquisitive meditation on relationships and identity. What responsibility do we have in the creation of our relationships? What do we bring and leave behind? And what repercussions exist when we force ourselves into an identity instead of nurturing our real selves? This winsome book pulls off the impossible feat of examining our deepest existential questions with equal parts tenderness and droll.
Maggie Su is a writer and editor. She received a PhD in fiction from the University of Cincinnati and an MFA from Indiana University. Her work has appeared in New England Review, TriQuarterly Review, Puerto del Sol, Juked, DIAGRAM, and elsewhere. She is a postdoctoral research associate and serves as assistant director of the University Writing Center.
Michelle Marvin, associate director of the University Writing Center, will introduce the event.
Whitney James, assistant teaching professor of the University Writing Program, will moderate the discussion.