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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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 🥳

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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...

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

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

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#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!

#DVPit 2026 a bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities
Wednesday, September 30th 2026 on bluesky
follow us for more: @dvpit.bsky.social
or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

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

open.substack.com

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

How Elphaba's story finds beauty in travesty

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

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

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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

A journal with an image of the moon, and five pens in different shades of purple, against a backdrop of fall leaves

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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!

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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

An image of a dining room table, and a title card "my novel in songs", and a list of songs: The Wedding, Essex, I Did Something Bad (cover), Turning Tables, and Love for Duty

An image of a dining table and a list of songs: Em Về Với Người, Long & Lost, The Hag's Hovel, The Moving Cloud, Hồi Ức Giữa Làn Sương

An image of a dining table and a list of songs: The Serpent, The Sacred Veil: XI. You Rise I Fall, Broken Air, Verso Est, Various Storms & Saints

An image of a dining table and a list of songs: The Albatross, Lời Nói Dối Sau Cùng, Wuthering Heights, The Dressmaker Closing Credits, Hỡi Anh Đang Ở Đâu

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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:

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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)

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

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

A collage of images of a woman, a man, Vietnam, and Vietnamese food.

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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! 🥳

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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

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Ruth Nguyen @rlnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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?

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