Author Talk: Trang Thanh Tran's "They Bloom at Night"

Join Tomorrow Bookstore for an author conversation with Trang Thanh Tran on their new novel, They Bloom at Night with moderator Sydney Adams (Youtube channel @SydBookWorrom) . Tran was an instant New York Times best selling author with their debut novel She is a Haunting. They are also an award winning author, in 2023 winning the Bram Stoker Award for She is a Haunting and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Debut Award.

This event will be held at Indy Fringe and books will be available to purchase with a ticket ahead of time or at the event. There will be an opportunity to meet the author and for book signing at the end of the event.

About They Bloom at Night:

The author of the New York Times bestselling horror phenomenon She Is a Haunting is back with a novel about the monsters that swim beneath us . . . and live within us.
Since the hurricane, the town of Mercy, Louisiana has been overtaken by a strange red algae bloom. Noon and her mother have carved out a life in the wreckage, trawling for the mutated wildlife that lurks in the water and trading it to the corrupt harbormaster. When she's focused on survival, Noon doesn't have to cope with what happened to her at the Cove or the monster itching at her skin.
Mercy has never been a safe place, but it's getting worse. People are disappearing, and the only clues as to why are whispers of underwater shadows and warnings to never answer the knocks at night. When the harbormaster demands she capture the creature that's been drowning residents, Noon finds a reluctant ally in his daughter Covey. And as the next storm approaches, the two set off to find what's haunting Mercy. After all, Noon is no stranger to monsters . . .

“A briny, rotting ode to the things we must become to survive and the things we yearn to become when the surviving is over. In elegant, atmospheric prose, Trang Thanh Tran peels back layers of salty skin and sea foam to expose the truth: even when we are wrong, even when we are monstrous, we are whole.” —Courtney Gould, award-winning author of THE DEAD AND THE DARK

“Tran fills the pages with sensory detail, creating a haunting setting that immerses readers in their worldbuilding. Noon is a complex and multifaceted protagonist, whose reckoning with trauma and selfhood (especially gender identity and Vietnamese ancestry) is the emotional center anchoring the extraordinary plot events.” —Kirkus Reviews

About Trang Thanh Tran :

Trang Thanh Tran writes speculative stories with big emotions. They grew up in a big family in Philadelphia, then abandoned degrees in sociology and public health to tell stories in Georgia. When not writing, they can be found over-caffeinating on iced coffee and watching zombie movies. Their debut novel She is a Haunting was an instant New York Times and Indie bestseller, a William C. Morris Debut Award finalist, and a Bram Stoker Award winner.

About Sydney Adams:

Sydney (she/her) is a bookish content creator who is local to Indianapolis. With over 32k Youtube subscribers and 7.8k on Instagram, Syd loves creating a "slice of life" style to her book reviews and cultivating a cozy community for her followers. When she isn't lost in another fantasy world, she is also working as a Neuro Trauma ICU nurse, or hanging out at home with her rescue pitbull, adopted cats, and husband.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

IndyFringe Theatre - Indy Eleven Theatre, 719 East Saint Clair Street, Indianapolis, United States