The natural
We Were Dreamers
Simu Liu
HarperCollinsCanada,
May
Comedy? Simu Liu has aced it for four seasons as family black sheep Jung on Kim’s Convenience. Theatre? Please see his Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Best Ensemble, presented to the cast of the 2015 Toronto remount of Banana Boys. Action? Ask Marvel – Liu will
lead the 2021 summer blockbuster
Shang-Chi
and
the
Legend
of
the
Ten
Rings.
Accounting? Okay, so maybe he got laid off from that one. Otherwise, there’s no challenge the 31-year-old Liu hasn’t charged through, including writing his first book,
We
Were
Dreamers.
The memoir, charting his Chinese family’s immigration to Canada and the culture clashes that strained their relationships, was acquired even before Marvel flipped Liu’s career into warp speed. Expect a tender, funny, and candid account of coming of age as a future movie star in a family that just wants you safe (and rich) in a stable corporate environment. Did we mention he does his own stunts?