I talked about what I consider complex joy — and why I believe that is more useful for our times than simple joy — with Chapter House Journal. Full interview link: chjournal.com/chapter-hous... Full interview link also in bio.

Hello #preDV friends! Since last year's event I've signed with an agent and sold my debut novel, so I'm excited to just be back to give feedback this year. The DVpit community brought me so much joy and encouragement last year and I'm cheering for all of you 🥳

Preorders for signed copies of The Devouring of Bernadette Quan are open with my local indie bookstore, The Book Tavern! 😍 They ship all over the US and there will be some special goodies exclusive to orders placed with them, so save your receipt 👀 booktavern.com/book/9780778...

Calling folks who love postcolonial gothic literature, food history, and hard-bitten brown female characters who bite just as fiercely back—I am SO thrilled to announce my debut novel! The Devouring of Bernadette Quan is coming from Park Row Books/HarperCollins in August 2027. #gothichorror

#DVpit is returning in 2026 on Bluesky! A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors! #DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026! go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!

Talking about the ending of Wicked: For Good on Sassy Asian Bookworms today—and why, for some viewers, the disappointing ending is exactly what they needed: open.substack.com/pub/sassyasi... #wickedforgood #wickedparttwo #movieanalysis #bittersweetendings #writersky

Wicked: For Good, and In Defense of "Wrong" Endings

How Elphaba's story finds beauty in travesty

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Normally I'm in the "the LOTR movies need no remake" camp, but my family decided to fancast Idris Elba as Aragorn at dinner tonight...and I think I need this 😱 #fancast #LOTR #booksky #booktofilm #remakes

So excited to be teaming up with my friend @elenabsato.bsky.social on this 🥳 Prepare yourselves for some bookish Asian sass on the weekly 👀

Elena B Sato@elenabsato.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I’m on Substack! @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social and I teamed up to create Sassy Asian Bookworms, where we’ll be sharing book reviews, literary analysis, and cultural commentary through a classically educated, Asian-American lens. Come hang out with us! sassyasianbookworms.substack.com

Assorted pens procured & ready for the next round of edits with my agent! 🥳💜 Even though I won't be actively working on my Vietnamese gothic Bluebeard retelling until the new year, I'm so excited about what we have planned 👀 #novelediting #youngauthor #writersky #booksky

I'm so excited to finally be able to share... I just signed with a literary agent 🥳 I am officially represented by Sarah Landis of Sterling Lord Literistic! I'm thrilled to collaborate with Sarah on our vision for my Vietnamese gothic Bluebeard retelling, and hopefully many more novels to come!

#DVparty Day 5—my story playlist for my Vietnamese gothic fairytale retelling! Vibes are moody, pensive, dark, and powerful ✨️

Even though I'm not pitching in DVpit 2025 after all (explanation on my profile), I'm still here for #DVparty! 🥳 My Vietnamese gothic Bluebeard retelling in a gif:

Just wanted to share that due to some exciting developments, I am not going to be pitching in DVpit 2025 after all. All is well, so please don't worry! But to everyone who's interested in my VIETNAMESE GOTHIC BLUEBEARD RETELLING—I look forward to updating y'all very soon 👀 (More in thread)

Mood board for the Vietnamese gothic fairy tale retelling I've been practice pitching this week for DVpit! Think the vibes were worth all the nights of writing until 2am? 👀 #DVparty #storyaesthetic

After reading through so many awesome novel pitches from the #preDV community today—this talented group of writers is going to take so much of my money in the future, I know it 😂 Cheering everyone on, and so excited to walk into bookstores to buy copies of your stories one day! 🥳

THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE × THE MENU Chef with secret magic takes a job with a millionaire who plans to feed her to his house 🩸 Dark fairytale × Destination thriller 👩‍🍳 Salty, slightly ruthless heroine 🇻🇳 Sentient villa in Vietnam ✨️ Generational trauma, overdue vengeance #preDV #Asian

VIETNAMESE GOTHIC BLUEBEARD RETELLING × THE MENU A chef with secret magical powers takes a job cooking for a millionaire. But when she learns he plans to feed her to his sentient colonial house, she'll have to devise a recipe to destroy it from the inside out. #preDV #Asian #H #F #A #WOC

Vietnamese gothic Bluebeard retelling × The Menu A Viet-American chef with secret magical powers is hired to cook for a millionaire—but he plants to feed her his sentient colonial house, unless she can devise a recipe to destroy it from the inside out. #preDV #Asian #Fantasy #Horror #adult #WOC

An adult Vietnamese gothic Bluebeard retelling about a chef with secret magical powers who thinks she's being hired to cook for a millionaire—but she's actually going to be fed to his ravenous, sentient house. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride × The Menu #preDV #Asian #Horror #Fantasy #POC #WOC

Greetings, #BookSky! I can't wait to meet fellow readers and writers here, since I spend so much of my time with imaginary friends 😂 Some of my favorites (written by other authors) include Inej from Six of Crows, Opal from Starling House, and Edmond from The Count of Monte Cristo. Who are yours?