Marjorie M. Liu is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, well-known for her fiction and comic book writing. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Seattle, Liu has lived in various Midwest cities, as well as Shanghai, Beijing, and Tokyo. Her multicultural background is reflected in her writing, with her novels and comic books often featuring diverse characters and settings. Liu's love for reading began at an early age, with works like "Little House on the Prairie" series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Charles de Lint, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jorge Luis Borges, and Joseph Campbell shaping her literary tastes.
Liu is a highly accomplished comic book writer, with her work at Marvel including popular series such as Dark Wolverine, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, Black Widow: The Name of the Rose, and Astonishing X-Men. Her writing for Astonishing X-Men received national media attention for featuring the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar, leading to a GLAAD Media Award nomination. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher. Her newest comic book series, MONSTRESS, is an original, creator-owned series with Japanese artist Sana Takeda, published by Image Comics. Set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia, MONSTRESS follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war and has received critical acclaim for its world-building and art.
In addition to her comic book work, Liu is also a prolific novelist, with more than 19 novels to her name. She is best known for her urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have been bestsellers on USA Today and have twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award. Liu's critically praised fiction has also been adapted into a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out, and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including in Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Prior to writing full-time, Liu was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.