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Nghi Vo

@nghivo.bsky.social

Spec fic writer. It probably didn't happen, but it should have, could have or might have. Represented by Fox Literary. Cis, queer, she/her.

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Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 3w ago

Aaaaaaaaand it helps if I include a preorder link. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The Judgment of Needles

A history stitched in blood—return to the world of the Hugo award-winning Singing Hills series by USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo.A celebration of the...

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Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 3w ago

Singing Hills #8! Wandering cleric Chih and perfect hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant arrive at the imperial palace for a celebration of the life of the Empress of Salt and Fortune, where the food's amazing, the service is exemplary, and the clothes? Well, the clothes are just to die for. :P

A book cover on a tan background. The cover features a red kingfisher draped with a scrape of blue fabric, with a mirrored design on the lower corners of a threaded needle, and shears on the verge of cutting a twisting ribbon. Text: The Judgement of Needles Hugo Award-Winning Series Nghi Vo "A remarkable accomplishment." -NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 3w ago

Singing Hills #8! Wandering cleric Chih and perfect hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant arrive at the imperial palace for a celebration of the life of the Empress of Salt and Fortune, where the food's amazing, the service is exemplary, and the clothes? Well, the clothes are just to die for. :P

A book cover on a tan background. The cover features a red kingfisher draped with a scrape of blue fabric, with a mirrored design on the lower corners of a threaded needle, and shears on the verge of cutting a twisting ribbon. Text: The Judgement of Needles Hugo Award-Winning Series Nghi Vo "A remarkable accomplishment." -NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'll die on the hill that fashion is narrative (and propaganda and politics and history and...) and this video spells it out beautifully. If you're writing stories, watch this video for a great explanation of language, both how you can use it and how it's used to control you.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I don't know anything about womenswear, but I stumbled upon Caleigh O'Donnell's Instagram last year and find her content to be very thoughtful and substantive. Goes beyond "here's how to look cool" or "everyone needs this" cliches. Many frameworks can be applied to menswear. IG itscalbal

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy Pride Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, everyone! Have a good time, stay hydrated, read some cool books, experience some weather!

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Faintly hungover from finishing a lot of work and a book release, I ended up outside of the sadly closed This Is It!, formerly Wisconsin's oldest continually open gay bar. Happy Friday, have some graffiti!

Black Sharpie on the edge of a white wooden frame: we Don't forgetBlack Sharpie on a warm red brick wall beside an wooden window edge, decorated with small black heart: A+J
Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE, Singing Hills #7, is out tomorrow! On the edge of the rainy season, the town of Luntien struggles with a refugee crisis, and one very young cleric and their hoopoe bird companion try to get the story. Which story? All of them. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A Long and Speaking Silence

From USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo comes a beautiful new tale in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle, drawn from the earliest days of Chih's ca...

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Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Next Tuesday, 5/5, we've got the release of Singing HIlls #7, A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE! It's the start of the rainy season, and one very young cleric is waiting tables, listening to stories, and trying to help a refugee population in the river town of Luntien! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A Long and Speaking Silence

From USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo comes a beautiful new tale in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle, drawn from the earliest days of Chih's ca...

us.macmillan.com

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I was about to say "I need another fountain pen like I need another hole in my head" and then I was distracted by realizing I actually do want another 3-4 ear piercings. This was like the least productive chain of thoughts, just conclusions at net zero.

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Saw a discussion about why we need to keep our cats indoors, with someone saying something like "cats do not get to eat native species," and my brain immediately supplies, "Well if I can't eat an Eastern whip-poor-will, Ripley sure as hell isn't allowed to."

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Anyway, if you catch me sitting on the ground in some airport, typing away and muttering angrily about what the hell an act two climax is anyway, please be aware that this is my native environment and that I'm likely fine!

Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe@fantasycafe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The next week of Women in SF&F Month will feature guest posts by @isabel.kim @nghivo.bsky.social and @soniatagliareni.bsky.social! More info here: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome... #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The question I want answered by every member of the Senate and the House is "what did you do in the last 8 hours?" That's it. I don't need spin, I sure as hell don't need a story. I just want a list. What the fuck did you do today?

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey, fountain pen fans at the Tucson Festival of Books! I got this little a5ish notebook in my author's grab bag and the paper seems really fountain pen friendly! Thank you so much, Tucson Festival of Books, I love it!

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW COVER NEW COVER NEW COVER! I've been dying to show off this incredible piece of art by Martina Fačkova, and here it is! On October 6, 2026, you're all going to meet Judith Ban, and I cannot wait.

Book cover for the forthcoming book The Scarlet Ball, by Nghi Vo. An Asian woman in a red Gilded Age ballgown faces the viewer defiantly holding a mask made to resemble a white woman's face. There are dark smoky hands reaching for her out of the darkness, grabbing her arms and caressing her face.
Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Whoa, it's been 5 years since When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain came out on audio! Check it out for 70% off at the link! It's sapphic tigers, imperial exams, and telling stories to save your life, all narrated by the incredible @cindykay.bsky.social ! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layere...

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Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Once in a while, I get asked "where do your ideas come from?" and this morning I got a mini-version of the process to share. 1. See an ad from 1925 for Tuxedo Tobacco which features a white woman in profile stating "I love to see a man smoke a pipe."