Trang Thanh Tran

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Trang Thanh Tran
Notable worksShe Is a Haunting (2023)
Notable awardsBram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel (2023)
Website
trangthanhtran.com

Trang Thanh Tran is a Vietnamese American queer horror author.

Biography

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Tran was raised in Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

Tran's debut novel She Is a Haunting won the 2023 Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel,[2] was nominated for the William C. Morris Award,[3] featured on the American Library Association Rainbow Book List[4] and is a New York Times bestseller.[5][6] The novel follows Jade Nguyen who visits her estranged father in Vietnam where she is haunted by the ghost of a bride and is paralyzed by her father's haunted house every night.[1][7]

Tran's second novel They Bloom at Night was released in 2025.[8]

Publications

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  • She Is a Haunting (2023)
  • They Bloom at Night (2025)

References

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  1. ^ a b Kirichanskaya, Michele (April 14, 2023). "Interview with Author Trang Thanh Tran". Geeks OUT. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Bram Stoker Awards® Winners". Bram Stoker Awards. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "American Library Association announces 2024 Youth Media Award winners" (PDF). American Library Association. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "The 2024 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. February 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Trang Thanh Tran on She Is a Haunting". Bloomsbury. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Trang Thanh Tran Has a Song for That (Published 2023)". The New York Times. March 16, 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  7. ^ Adler, Dahlia (December 19, 2022). "Most Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-June 2023". LGBTQ Reads. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Trang Thanh Tran". Louisiana Book Festival. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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