a lovely surprise today: “Watching Your Mother Die” is a Wigleaf Top 50 selection 🎉 Ever grateful to Lynn, Centaur Lit and anyone who resonated with this weird little piece 💕🌖🌳 #flashfiction
Hien Nguyen (mostly updates)
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(she/her) Wigleaf Top 50, Pushcart nominated 🖋️ Clarion West NWW ‘26 class 📖 TWIN TIDES - out now 🌱 lady & mother of cats 🐈⬛🐱 https://www.authorhien.com/quick-links
Next up, @authorhien.bsky.social! If you're in the market for some YA horror, go check out Hien's book: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773764... 4/
I had such an amazing time attending Read Freely Fest in Columbia, SC this last weekend! The author swag even included the most adorable little friend from the Richland Library 😭 #bookfest
I am my mother’s daughter (shivering because I refuse to touch the thermostat, covered in tiger balm, simmering with suppressed anger, etc.)
RIP to all my brethren who are their family’s designated tech person this iOS update 🥲
the unbelievable writer update to kickstart this 2026: I’m a Clarion West student with my adult fantasy (Necromancer Rapunzel/The Boatman’s Flute) 😭 I’m so excited to be part of this stacked cohort with instructor Dr. Karen Lord ahhhh! ❤️ #writing www.authorhien.com/blog/im-a-cl...
I’m a Clarion West student (& another nom 👀) — Hien Nguyen
Debut month has been such a lovely whirlwind, and I can’t believe we’re already in 2026 (my book published last year, what???) I’m so grateful to be able to kick off 2026 with some good professional…
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THREAD: Some "state-of-the-mag" updates for Fusion Fragment now that 2025 is in the books. And don't worry--no negative news to share! Just wanted to share for the sake of transparency, celebrate, and get the table all set for 2026! 1/
Years ago, I made a lecture hall in #animalcrossing when my husband got his faculty job. Today, I updated it into a book launch for my debut 🥹 no villagers cane but that’s okay 😅
“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!” Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 7mo agoHundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Approximately THREE HUNDRED (300)! new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror young adult books came out this year. Thankfully, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social is here to tell us the top 30!
Notable Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror of 2025 - Reactor
Check out 30 of the best young adult titles of the year
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ahhh 😭 so many folks came out to support my penultimate launch event in LA and I am feeling so loved right now. Y’all even got me a cake 😭😭😭 Thank you all for a packed house at North Figueroa & my conversation partners Dahlia, Carolyn Huynh & Trinity Nguyen ❤️💖🖤
LA! Tomorrow is my launch for Twin Tides at North Figueroa Bookshop with Dahlia de la Vega, Carolyn Huynh & Trinity Nguyen Listen to us yap about writing messy Viet families & say hi! #losangeles
#TwinTides by @authorhien is featured in Thursday's #newbooks haul on youtube! full video: youtu.be/Baom_nB71FA buy the books: bookshop.org/lists/n... #booksky @penguinrandomhouse
We sold out of copies for the launch at Reading in Publix 😭 tysm to friends, family & teachers who came by! So appreciative to Iowa Asian Alliance, vendors Pang & Anh Lam for the delicious food & dessert, & The Bake Shoppe for the amazing book cookies 💖😭😭😭 #desmoines
Des Moines I’ll see you tomorrow for the launch party at @readinginpublicbooks December 12th! Come pick up Twin Tides, say hi, and grab some snacks! Twin Tides is my haunted YA Vietnamese Parent Trap & I’m so excited to celebrate with you!! #desmoinesia
Thank you to everybody who made it out to my NYC launch event for Twin Tides 😭😭 it was such a lovely night. All the thanks to the Twisted Spine staff & AAWW for being a promotional partner, Jade Song for amazing questions & Carolina Do & Rebecca Ho for reading 😭🥰 #yabooks
NYC 🎉 see you tomorrow at the Twisted Spine in Brooklyn! 🎟️ available & include price of the book or a gift card. Listen to a reading from 2 actors from the audiobook & Jade Song (Chlorine) & I yap ❤️ #nycevents
As of today, December 9th, my haunted YA Twin Tides is officially out in the world 😭🎉 Thank you to every hand that’s touched this book or reached out to me in support, I couldn’t have done it without you 🖤 #yabooks
Twin Tides my YA haunted Vietnamese Parent Trap is out TOMORROW 😭 Coincidentally, the fictional timeline & real life timeline march up 👀 Here is a loose breakdown of what chapters to read based on the day in December 🖤 #yabooks
NYC ❗️I will be at The Twisted Spine Dec 10 at 7 PM to launch my haunted YA Vietnamese Parent Trap alongside an amazing conversation partner & 2 VAs from my audiobook! 🎟️ includes my book or a gift card to the bookstore 🥰 see you soon! #newyorkevents
December reads, brought with love! Purchase through @Bookshop_Org & support The Word! bookshop.org/lists/decemb... This month features @annaleen.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @older.bsky.social María Álvarez Micheliny Verunschk Valerie Wesley @rominagarber.bsky.social @authorhien.bsky.social
WriteHive’s silent fundraiser is open & I’ve donated a signed copy of Twin Tides. Plenty of bookish & writing goodies to bid on to support their amazing free & virtual programming 🙌🏽 #amwriting www.32auctions.com/organization...
Signed Hardcover of TWIN TIDES
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Dum Boc is fundraising for emergency assistance to those affected by the floods in Central Vietnam. I’ve donated a signed copy TWIN TIDES which is available for purchase online 💖👀 #yabooks ko-fi.com/s/776a3c35cb
Signed Hardcover copy of Twin Tides by Hien - Dum Boc Collective's Ko-fi Shop
A signed hardcover copy of the YA speculative novel Twin Tides by Hien Nguyen. About: Hien Nguyen (she/her) is a Pushcart & Best of the Net nominat...
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So thrilled to share my CNF piece, “Watching Your Mother Die” is a Pushcart nominee with Centaur Lit 😭 this was a challenge to write at 400 words & 13 sentences, so it’s affirming to know it’s resonated ❤️ #pushcart
Hello NYC 👋🏽 tickets for my launch event on December 10th are now available. Join me & Jade Song (Chlorine) for a chat on Asian girlhood, monstrosity & readings by actors Carolina Do & Rebecca Ho 🎉 #yabooks www.eventbrite.com/e/twin-tides...
Book sale alert 👀 Twin Tides and many other amazing titles are included in a Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale until 11/15 at midnight PST 🔗 in bio and some other YA titles you can pick up for spooky SZN 👻🔪🩸 #yabooks
Psst. You’re into spooky stories about feminine rage, ghosts & a messy Viet family? My YA debut, Twin Tides, is available for preview. Read the first 10 chapters before it drops Dec 9 to see if it’s your vibe 👀 #yabooks books.google.com/books/about/...
Twin Tides
Long-lost twin sisters unravel the mystery behind their mother's disappearance and face the family betrayal that ultimately separated them in this breathtaking speculative young adult…
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Season finale just dropped! The one where we discuss publishers forfeiting their role as creators of culture, brainstorm ways to successfully promote a book these days & celebrate @authorhien.bsky.social debut novel Twin Tides! open.spotify.com/episode/2ob2... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 25: Nothing is Selling (or What Happened to the Tastemakers?)
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