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Craft & Criticism
"FOR WRITERS ONLY" NOTES ON CRAFT & THE WRITING LIFE
Resources and suggestions for students and fellow writers
BOOK REVIEWS
Aimee's latest published book reviews
Novels
FLASH HOUSE
a suspenseful novel of rescue and redemption set in Central Asia at the start of the Cold War, featuring two unforgettable heroines whose fates are irrevocably intertwined.
CLOUD MOUNTAIN
The unforgettable tale of star-crossed love that spans four decades and two continents.
FACE
A young photographer wrestles with her repressed past and identity as an Amerasian in New York's Chinatown. Now back in print after more than a decade, FACE is Aimee's first novel.
Recent Essays
FOR KEEPS: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance "Dead Bone"
A new anthology about women's lifelong relationships with their bodies.
WHY I'M STILL MARRIED "A Great Wall"
Love springs from an improbable meeting on the Great Wall of China.
MY CALIFORNIA "Transients in Paradise"
Beverly Hills from the inside out. All sales from this anthology benefit the California Arts Council.
Short Story
MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER "The Other Side"
Aimee's short story "The Other Side" appears in this anthology of stories inspired by Bruce Springsteen's song "Meeting Across the River."
Work on Eating Disorders
GAINING: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders
How do anorexia and bulimia impact life AFTER recovery? GAINING is one of the first books about eating disorders to connect the latest scientific insights to the personal truth of life before, during, and especially after anorexia and bulimia.
SOLITAIRE A Memoir of Anorexia
America's first memoir of anorexia, and one of the earliest books about eating disorders, originally published in 1979

Quick Links

<Online REVIEWS of Gaining!>

DingBat Magazine: The Monthly Review of Cool Tools
Eating Disorder Recovery at about.com
Life After Eating Disorders: Freedom or Fairy Tale?
Cookie Magazine
FitSugar.com
BookLoons.com
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TO CONTACT Aimee
Go to CaliforniaAuthors.com to read essays on writing by Aimee and other California Authors.
Read an interview with Aimee and her short story "Faith" online in the current issue of Other Voices literary magazine.
Chat about books and visit the Authors Gallery at Readerville.com
Order Aimee's books and support your local bookseller through BookSense.com
Time Warner Bookgroup
Aimee is a past President of PEN USA.
Visit PEN USA, supporting Freedom of Expression for 60 years
Authors Guild
LINKS RELATED TO EATING DISORDERS:

Academy for Eating Disorders
(Aimee is a member of AED's Advisory Board)
www.aedweb.org
More information and lists of books about Eating Disorders
WWW.HEALTHYPLACE.COM
Eating Disorder Treatment Referral and Information Center
www.EDReferral.com


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Aimee Liu is the author of three novels, one memoir, and a variety of nonfiction books on topics ranging from eating disorders to love and success. She also teaches creative writing in Goddard College's MFA program at Port Townsend, Washington.

The focus of this website going forward will be Aimee's literary work -- her novels, essays, and anthologized work. For more in-depth information about her most recent nonfiction book, GAINING, and about her other work related to psychology and eating disorders, she has created a second dedicated website, www.gainingthetruth.com

Over the coming weeks, much of the information about eating disorders from this site will migrate to www.gainingthetruth.com
Please bear with us as we reorganize!




Aimee is the author of the following acclaimed novels:


FLASH HOUSE (Warner Books, 2003),
a tale of international intrigue and
the unintended consequences of love,
set in India and China, 1949.

FLASH HOUSE is available in the UK and Commonwealth countries through Review Books; in Holland in Dutch translation through de Boekerij; and in Italy in Italian translation through Sperling & Kupfer.


Aimee's first novel, FACE (Warner Books, 1994)
Now back in print!

Aimee Liu is represented by:
Richard Pine
InkWell Management
521 Fifth Ave., NY 10175
(212) 922-3500

Get Aimee's full calendar by clicking on her name below...

NEW features!!!!


Visit Aimee's all-new webpages for Writers & Readers

Just click these headings on the left-hand column under RECENT ESSAYS:

"FOR WRITERS ONLY" - Notes on Craft & the Writing Life

and

BOOK REVIEWS




CLICK HERE to go directly to
www.gainingthetruth.com

Aimee has just launched a separate site dedicated to information about her nonfiction books and the issues they explore.

At gainingthetruth.com you’ll find a variety of information about eating disorders treatment and prevention, as well as related psychological and health topics.


CLICK HERE to visit
GAINING's site on MYSPACE
PUBLICITY OR MEDIA QUESTIONS?
Please contact:

Lisa Sciambra
Warner Books Publicity Dept.
Tel: 212-364-1523

...Or book Aimee for a speaking engagement at Soapbox: Speakers Who Speak Out.
CLICK HERE to go to SoapboxInc.com
CLICK HERE
to go to Aimee's blog, "Life After Recovery" on EatingDisordersBlogs.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aimee-liu/
Aimee's blogs are featured on the Huffington Post's Fearless Voices page.
CLICK HERE to see her latest at the Huffington Post.


Aimee has joined the faculty of Goddard College's Port Townsend low-residency MFA Program in Creative Writing.


Click here for more information about Goddard's low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.

SOLITAIRE was Aimee's first book and America's first memoir of anorexia, published originally in 1979 and reissued in 2000.

CLICK HERE to purchase SOLITAIRE
from www.iuniverse.com


TO READERS IN FAMILIES AFFECTED BY EATING DISORDERS-
You can help further Research on Genes and Eating Disorders:
The National Institute of Mental Health is sponsoring a multicenter, international study seeking to determine whether a gene or genes might predispose individuals to develop anorexia nervosa. They need families with at least two relatives (e.g., sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents) who have or had anorexia nervosa, and who would be willing to participate. The study involves the completion of interviews, questionnaires and a blood draw. Participants do not need to travel and will be paid upon completion of the study. For more information call 1-888-895-3886, email EDResearch@upmc.edu or visit the website www.angenetics.org

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