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Trang Thanh Tran

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NYT & Indie bestselling author | Bram Stoker Award & Indies Choice winner | Morris, Locus, Lodestar Award finalist

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ICYMI, my next book The Summoning of Tess Phạm has a cover!

This story has a lil bit of Hereditary and The Descent sprinkled in. It’s fun, bloody and fast. In a remote forest in Vietnam, a depressed teen fights to save her friends and sister from a demonic force that’s haunted her family since the war.

Signed preorders are available @littleshopofstories! Check out bio for a link and excerpt to of the first chapter 🖤

#horror #yahorror #bookstagram #TrangThanhTran #queerbooks by @nvtran_

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Happy book birthday to my second child! They Bloom at Night is about a queer teen’s survival in a post-apocalyptic world full of red algae, where past traumas may be more horrifying the present’s. Forced to hunt the creatures drowning her neighbors, Noon makes new friends and remeets the old, all the while shedding her own skin. It’s my ode to the south, immigrant families, beautiful anime, and becoming your true self against all odds.

Writing this book made me get the help I needed and as it finds its way to readers, I feel myself able to let go. This story is yours now. It might sound serious but there’s plenty of hijinks in the book and ofc a cat named Sandbag.

The future is soup. 🍜

Pick it up at a store near you or request at your local library! Links and events info in bio.
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#TheyBloomatNight #TrangThanhTran #bookrec #bookish #bookstagram #spooky #horrorbooks #yabooks #queerbooks #VietnameseAmerican #indienext #authorlife #writingcommunity #newrelease #booktour by @nvtran_

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Writing this book was so hard but every time a reader connects to Noon’s story, it’s worth it

#spookybooks #yabooks by @nvtran_

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[Returns and Gaza Fundraiser only] - This Thursday with our partners @charisbooksandmore, we’re excited to join @deenahlm and @nvtran_ for a conversation on @deenahlm debut novel OUR CUT OF SALT! Helm is a mixed Palestinian writer with work published in @fikra_magazine and @sotospeakjrnl. Her debut novel centers on one family’s ancestral home of Haifa, and is a powerful and intimate look at what it means to make a home, lose it, and to return only to find it irrevocably changed.

Seating at 7pm. Masks required. Registration required for virtual attendance at crowdcast.io/c/our-cut-of-salt.

Note: To encourage purchases from our bookshop partners, we do not pop up with the library at Charis events! taken in Charis Books and More/Charis Circle by @nvtran_

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“Family is a kind of wilderness. Roots hidden, teeth bared, some dead and others like a rock unearthed. You uncover shiny gems, one by one, or find a rotting secret. Family goes deep, and there are pieces you’ll never see. Earth’s inner core is a scorching ocean of iron and nickle, but has anyone felt it?”

I was beyond lucky to get my hands on an ARC of one of my most anticipated reads of 2027, and somehow it was even better than I imagined!? Tess’ story is one of intergenerational horrors, starting with her grandmother’s trauma during the Vietnam War and culminating with Tess and her friends’ fight for survival. Both an ode to the diasporic Vietnamese community and a chilling tale of demons and magic, The Summoning of Tess Phạm is a killer third book by Trang Thanh Tran with an ending that’s to die for.

#Bookstagram #ARC #BookRecs #TBR #Horror taken in Vietnam by @nvtran_

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🌟 ARC REVIEW 🌟

Thank you @nvtran_ for my winning ARC!!! 📚

✨ OUT 2/2/27 ✨

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THE SUMMONING OF TESS PHAM follows 18 year old Tess who is struggling after the death of her brother. Her family alongside bestfriends Evie & Nell travel to Tess’s grandmothers remote village in Vietnam to bury her brother’s ashes.

When Tess’s grandmother mysteriously vanishes, they discover something sinister in the forest while looking for her. Something dark & demonic is out for blood & they need to figure out how to break the ritual or one may be sacrificed by dawn.

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🌟 REVIEW 🌟

The opening chapter rolling into 13 hours earlier had me HOOKED! 👀 like how did they even get to that point?!?

I love found footage & the camcorder recordings were chilling! The supernatural aspect was haunting but the real horror was something terrifying for young adults to be up against.

The setting was very atmospheric & chaotic at times with this overwhelming sense of dread hanging over everyone in this daunting forest.

Tess was an emotional mess, rightfully so. However, I felt for her after having to battle one battle after another. She’s loyal & vulnerable but very resilient- a character I enjoyed reading about. The horror was horror-ing 🩸

Tropes:
🪦 death/grief
🇻🇳 Vietnam folklore
📹 found footage
🧑‍🧒‍🧒 family relationships
👿 possessions
👹 demonic entity
👻 generational curse
🌲 remote wilderness
🩸 rituals/sacrifices
💕 sapphic romance

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#bookreview #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #horrorbooks #bookrecs taken in BOOKSTA by @nvtran_

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🖤The Summoning of Tess Pham by @nvtran_ bookmail from @bloomsburybooksus 🖤

It’s always a great day when I get wrapped pink book from Bloomsbury! But I was so excited when I saw what was inside. This is definitely going on my fall TBR.

This YA horror releases February 2nd and will be available on audio.

🖤Blurb🖤

From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Trang Thanh Tran comes a pulse-pounding thrill ride set in the remote forest of Vietnam, as three best friends battle to survive the night.

An ancient demon. Three best friends on a trip of a lifetime. Six hours to survive until dawn.

Tess Pham has always been a mess, especially after her brother died. Depression, grief, and a secret crush on her best friend have made the last year feel like hell.

Now, a long-awaited trip to Vietnam is supposed to bring closure. Tess’s family plans to bury her brother’s ashes in their grandmother’s remote village, and her best friends, Nell and Evie, have come along for moral support. They’ve been through everything together, but a demon might be the breaking point.

When Tess’s ailing grandmother vanishes, the girls venture into the wilderness where they find bloodstained altars to a local deity who has consumed the Pham family since the war.

With six hours until dawn, they must break the ritual—or decide who among them will be sacrificed.

Tensions rise. Secrets are unearthed. But some demons just can’t be buried.

Thank you so much to the author and Bloomsbury for this gifted book!

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#bookstagram #bloomsburycreatorcircle #gifted #yahorror by @nvtran_

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#authorlife by @nvtran_

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I am so thrilled to be in conversation with the one and only @nvtran_ at @charisbooksandmore ! This event is in person in Atlanta but is also virtual, so if you want to sign up to watch it online (or for more info about the in-person event), the link is in my bio 🩷 by @nvtran_

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I got a pink package! I can’t put into words how excited I was when I saw this beauty at my doorstep today! This just screams such a fun spooky read and I can’t wait to share what I think about it!

The Summoning of Tess Pham is a pulse-pounding horror thrill ride set in a remote forest of Vietnam where three friends battle for their lives and try to survive the night. Set to release on February 2, 2027! Blurb on next slide!

🏷️ #ad #bloomsburycreatorcircle #bookish #publishermail #arc

BLURB:

An ancient demon. Three best friends on a trip of a lifetime. Six hours to survive until dawn.
Tess Pham has always been a mess, especially after her brother died. Depression, grief, and a secret crush on her best friend have made the last year feel like hell.
Now, a long-awaited trip to Vietnam is supposed to bring closure. Tess’s family plans to bury her brother’s ashes in their grandmother’s remote village, and her best friends, Nell and Evie, have come along for moral support. They’ve been through everything together, but a demon might be the breaking point.
When Tess’s ailing grandmother vanishes, the girls venture into the wilderness where they find bloodstained altars to a local deity who has consumed the Pham family since the war.
With six hours until dawn, they must break the ritual—or decide who among them will be sacrificed.
Tensions rise. Secrets are unearthed. But some demons just can’t be buried.

🏷️ #bookrecommendations #horrorreads #giftedbooks #bloomsbury taken in BOOKSTA by @nvtran_

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✨paperbacks are dropping on 10/6 ✨

Get your spooky season read in order by getting a paperback of They Bloom at Night!! If you preorder from my local indie @littleshopofstories I’ll sign and personalize it for you.

This creepy eco horror won the Indies Choice award for YA and was a finalist for Locus and Lodestar awards. If you fear the ocean (as you should), this one is for you 🪼

#preorder #theybloomatnight by @nvtran_

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Our Winter 2027 YA covers are 🔥🔥🔥

One book a month (plus 2 in April) for the young adults or the young adults-at-heart to kick off 2027! We've got:
- Korean folklore thats Cemetary Boys meets K-Pop Demon Hunters
- a demon possessing a grandma in the forests of Vietnam
- teen criminals competing on a reality show in space
- the romantasy sequel we have been BEGGING for
- a coming-of-age in the 90s graphic novel

Who could want anything more? What book is calling to you the most? 📚

#youngadultbooks #tbrpile #bookrecs #yafantasybooks #bookworm by @nvtran_

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