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.

Ahh 💖💖 signed copies of Twin Tides are at the Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah, GA! #savannah

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!

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...#TwinTides#newbooks#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...

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

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/...

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...

I am thrilled to share the voice cast for the Twin Tides #audiobook 🎉 Chantria Tram, Rebecca Ho, and Carolina Do will be voicing the 3 POVs (and I will be reading for the dedication) www.authorhien.com/blog/introdu...

brb turning my first critical trade review into a cute Fall sweatshirt 🍁🍂 (honesty 10/10 it’s v cozy) #writers

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

We’re going on tour! I’m thrilled to announce the details for the Twin Tides launch events in December for NYC, Des Moines, IA, and LA. If you are around I’d love to see you! #yabooks www.authorhien.com/blog/twin-ti...

*taps mic* I guess nows the time to say I am polishing my adult dark/horror fantasy project that’s an anti-monarchy Necromancer Rapunzel but please know I’ve been working on this project since ~2021 🥹

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

WriteGirl mentorship applications are open until September 12th! Serving girls and gender expansive teens, it pairs writers with teens to cultivate their creative writing journeys. It’s been such a lovely experience and I highly recommend applying! www.writegirl.org/volunteer #writingcommunity

👀👀 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

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

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...

My dad often makes up “facts” based on his anecdotal assessment of things (one being deer will someday go to extinct because they get hit by too many cars). However, he once said: “Americans didn’t like Jimmy Carter as a president because Americans love war” and I’ve thought about it a lot recently.

"When the midwife had fluttered through the windows earlier that night, she had already taught eighteen babies to smile." Read "The Nineteenth Smile" by @authorhien.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/the-nineteen... #Fantasy #SpeculativeFiction #SpecFic

Surprise! One of my first published stories, The Nineteenth Smile, is reprinted in the newest issue of Inner Worlds. Please check out all the stunning pieces in issue 7 💕

Hehe it was so fun 👀 be sure to take an eye out for the 2025 WriteHive Conference dropping later this year!

Baby’s first blurb 🎉😭 #yabooks

Me, doing research to write a scene & typing into Google: “sound of car hitting suitcase” Google: here are videos of cars hitting a person No I don’t want to see that 😭😭😭😭

have you ever wanted to read an advanced review copy (ARC) of a book? Twin Tides is now available to request on NetGalley & it’s completely free to create an account 🥰 #yabooks www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

🔔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!

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...

Me, carefully filming & editing a video on publishing: 200 views Me, posting a video joking about my lopsided butt from my roller skating accident: 3k views and clinging, with 5 people apparently sending it to their friends Ty social media 🫡

New profile picture 🤭

A new blog post on the B&N sale, feeling like a dancing monkey 😅 and Twin Tides being available on Edelweiss! #authors www.authorhien.com/blog/on-bein...

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

On episode 18 of The Paper Trail, we chat managing creative focus during fascism, cover reveals and launching podcasts with the amazing Vincent Tirado 👀 open.spotify.com/episode/7j5e... #publishing

the horrors persist but I just pulled both of Caleb’s myth cards within 20 pulls so I think I’ve used up my luck this month 🥲

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

Me, playing Split Fiction before today: the evil CEO stealing ideas might just be too on the nose 🤡🤡🤡🤡

come visit and see this beautiful cover 😌 bookishbrews.com/twin-tides-h...