Twin Tides DSM Launch at Reading in Public, 12 December | Event in West Des Moines | AllEvents

Twin Tides DSM Launch at Reading in Public

Hien Nguyen - author

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Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm

2 hours

Reading in Public Bookstore + Cafe

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Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm (CST)

Reading in Public Bookstore + Cafe

315 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265-4656, United States

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Twin Tides DSM Launch at Reading in Public
​Join Reading in Public for the release of Twin Tides, a debut YA Thriller, from Des Moines native, Hien Nguyen! Get a chance to chat with the author, purchase a copy of the book, or grab a coffee. Reserve your ticket today!

This event is presented in partnership with the Iowa Asian Alliance.

​Link to preorder: https://www.readinginpublic.com/item/Y10lLSQ5wzNGmu-MXMFkCA

Link to RSVP: https://luma.com/pd6v0sxu

​About Twin Tides

​Heiress and influencer Caliste Ha lives a glamorous life in an LA high rise, her perfectly curated social media feed hiding the cracks in her family. Across the country, Aria Nguyen is barely surviving as a freshman and academic scammer at Georgetown University. They have never met.

That changes with one unexpected and grim phone call. Their long-missing mother has been found dead in Les Eaux, Minnesota. Upon arrival in the sleepy town, Caliste and Aria discover another shocker—they are identical twins.

Ready to unearth the secrets that led to their mother’s death and their separation, they start looking for answers. But a vengeful ghost is haunting the waters, and an unknown enemy is watching their every move.

Can Aria and Caliste unravel all the sinister mysteries of Les Eaux, or will the town’s deadly secrets ultimately drag them under?

​More about Hien:

​Hien Nguyen (she/her) is a Best of the Net-nominated speculative fiction writer who writes about Vietnamese ghosts, monsters, and mythology. She is interested in the uplifting and haunting forms of human connection, and how writing speculative fiction can lay those bare.
Hien’s work has been published by All Worlds Wayfarer, Fahmidan Journal, and others. She is a mentor for WriteGirl and a 2024 Roots. Wounds. Words. Writer’s Retreat Fellow. Twin Tides, a YA speculative novel, is Hien's debut.
An indoor cat disguised as a human, Hien enjoys bird watching with her significant other, binging Asian variety shows, and absorbing hot pot broth like a sponge.


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Twin Tides DSM Launch at Reading in Public, 12 December | Event in West Des Moines | AllEvents
Twin Tides DSM Launch at Reading in Public
Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm