A powerful and poignant new book byCrazy Rich AsiansandFresh Off the Boatstar Constance Wu about family, romance, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice on the stage.

Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. “Good girls don’t make scenes,” people warned her. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, she found an early outlet in local community theater–it was the one place where big feelings were okay–were good, even. Acting became her refuge, her touchstone, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she’d spend the next ten years of her life auditioning, waiting tables, and struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the hit film Crazy Rich Asians.

Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she “made it” in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye. Making a Scene is an intimate portrait of pressures and pleasures of existing in today’s world.

Constance Wu is the Golden Globe Award-nominated star ofCrazy Rich AsiansandHustlers.Her breakthrough role was starring as Jessica Huang in the television comedyFresh Off the Boat(2015-2020). She has been nominated for the Screen Actors Guild award, two Television Critics Association awards, and four Critics Choice awards.Timehas honored her as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the Year. She lives on the east side of Los Angeles with her partner, Ryan Kattner, their daughter, and their pet bunny rabbit, Lida-Rose.

• Publisher: Scribner (October 4, 2022)
• Language: English
• Hardcover: 336 pages
• ISBN-10: 1982188545
• ISBN-13: 9781982188542
• Item Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.38 inches