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Hien Nguyen (mostly updates)
@authorhien.bsky.social
best of the net nominated writer of (mostly) speculative fiction 🍉 | repped by Katelyn Detweiler @ JGLM | hotpot aficionado & cat person
TWIN TIDES, a YA speculative thriller out Fall 2025 (Delacorte)

https://www.authorhien.com/quick-links
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
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
brb turning my first critical trade review into a cute Fall sweatshirt 🍁🍂 (honesty 10/10 it’s v cozy) #writers
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I had an amazing time modding for the #decaturbookfestival. It was a lovely convo full of humor & honesty about writing for young people
THE SCAMMER by Tiffany D. Jackson
DEATH IN THE CARDS by Mia Manansala
WHEN DEVILS SING by Xan Kaur
KILL THE LAX BRO by Charlotte Lillie Balough
October 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Woke up to the lovely news yesterday that I’ve received a Best of the Net nomination. Forever grateful to Lynn & Centaur Lit, and that my strange little stories have found their place out in the world ❤️😭 #bestofthenet2026
August 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
👀👀 Hudson Booksellers is having a major sale for released (20%) and yet to be released books (30%). If you have some books on your TBR (psst including my YA speculative debut Twin Tides) take a peek! This is the best discount I’ve seen for preorders. 🔗 in comments! #yabooks
August 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’m so thrilled to be moderating a panel on Deadly Secrets at this year’s Decatur Book Festival featuring some absolutely 💖 amazing ✨ YA authors.

Keep your calendar open October 3rd and 4th for the 20th anniversary fest and an impeccable line up of authors 👀 #yabooks
July 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s once again the BN prêörd3r event!

Twin Tides is my YA debut about family, girlhood, ghosthood, and the love & violence that can cross generations 👀👀

Check out some of the amazing 2025 releases as well! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twin-tides...
July 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Baby’s first blurb 🎉😭 #yabooks
May 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🔔in AANHPI month w my debut Twin Tides (out Dec 9)

my partner (biased but a prof of asian am lit) told me this felt like an asian american novel, which was my intention. as much as it’s about teen hijinks, it’s also about legacy of war & diaspora. available for preörder & to request on Edelweiss!
May 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
surprise! issue 9 of Centaur Lit dropped today & I have a hybrid CNF piece published in it.

I’m full of gratitude this weird little piece (400 words & only 13 sentences) has found a home with many other stunning pieces 💖🌘🌳 #cnf

centaurlit.com/watching-you...
May 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New profile picture 🤭
April 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s that time! Barnes & Noble prëôrder sale is live for premium & rewards members!

Twin Tides is a YA thriller that’s a haunted Viet Parent Trap

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twin-tides...

❤️💖 #yabooks #books
April 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Social Media Cover Reveal 🌊

Isn’t she stunning? Twin Tides is my YA debut about a ghost, long lost twins, and the legacies we inherit as diaspora ❤️💖

#books
March 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The exclusive cover reveal, excerpt, & interview are live on BookishBrews 😭

I’m so excited to share the absolutely STUNNING cover of Twin Tides with you all. Credit: Reiko Murakami - art & Trisha Previte - design

bookishbrews.com/twin-tides-h...
March 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I’m so excited to share the beautiful character art I commissioned for Twin Tides, my upcoming YA debut about a vengeful ghost in the water & long lost twins

grashaell (on IG & twt) did a stunning job bringing Aria, Caliste, and Philip to life 😍😭 #characterart
March 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Meet my tri-life crisis: sourdough 🍞🥯
March 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
happy valentine’s to pepto bismol because apparently I can’t eat an unctuous dinner without your help anymore 🫡
February 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Cover reveal next month 👀 stay tuned! #yabooks
February 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Writing horrors living horrors 🥲 but anyway working on a lil presentation 👀
February 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
grief books 🤝 dedications with a lot of feelings

My Fall 2025 YA debut is about a twisty mystery but also about grief (both through death & the grief of diaspora and war). I can’t wait for the world to have it 😭😭😭 #yabooks
February 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm delighted too announce that I'll be mentoring Jessica Tsang for @roundtablementor.bsky.social

Jessica's NA Fantasy manuscript is equal parts haunting, horrifying, and beautiful & made my genre-blend loving heart sing. Many congrats to all applicants this year! 🎉🥳 #amwriting
February 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
From my middle school year book 😭😭😭 #writers
January 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Happy New Year 🐍🧧 panko received his red bag of treats for cooperating 😂 #tet
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Join us in about an hour for a @roundtablementor.bsky.social querying panel ☺️ It will be live on the YT page

www.youtube.com/@RoundTableM...
#amquerying #writingcommunity
January 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
getting over my second book syndrome panic and posting a lil #wippitch for my second YA speculative thriller

DEAD GIRLS AND DEITIES, a dark academia
MEAN GIRLS x THE CRAFT x VIET MYTH
featuring a group of beautiful it-girls with a deadly secret
January 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM