Press Kit
short Bio, 71 WORDS, 399 CHARACTERS
Van Hoang is the author of Girl Giant and the Monkey King, Girl Giant and the Jade War, and the forthcoming Hidden Tails for middle grade readers. Her adult debut novel The Monstrous Misses Mai will publish in spring 2024. She earned her bachelor’s in English at the University of New Mexico and her master’s in library information science at San Jose State University. She was born in Vietnam, grew in up Orange County, California, and now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, kid, and dog.
lONGER Bio, 109 WORDS, 626 CHARACTERS
Van Hoang’s first name is pronounced like the van in minivan. Her last name is pronounced “hah-wawng.” She is the author of Girl Giant and the Monkey King, Girl Giant and the Jade War, and the forthcoming Hidden Tails for middle grade readers. Her adult debut novel The Monstrous Misses Mai will publish in spring 2024. She earned her bachelor’s in English at the University of New Mexico and her master’s in library information science at San Jose State University. She was born in Vietnam, grew in up Orange County, California, and now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, kid, and dog. When she is not writing, she spends her days force-feeding books to small children (and adults!) at the library. She loves boba.


Photo Credit: Francisco J. Zuñiga
sOCIAL mEDIA lINKS
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/iamvanhoang
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/iamvanhoang
Goodreads Author Profile: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19644481.Van_Hoang
Goodreads Girl Giant Book 1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52750987-girl-giant-and-the-monkey-king
Goodreads Girl Giant Book 2: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55780633-girl-giant-and-the-jade-war
Amazon Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19644481.Van_Hoang
Representation
Literary Agent: Mary C. Moore of Aevitas Creative Management
Film Rights: please contact my agent
the Girl Giant Series
GIRL GIANT AND THE MONKEY KING
(Girl Giant Book 1)
ISBN: 1250240417
ISBN13: 9781250240415
General Information
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan
Publication Date: December 1, 2020
Paperback Publication Date: December 7, 2021 (planned)
Author: Van Hoang
Illustrators: Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien of KAA Illustration
Cover Design: Aurora Parlagreco
Audiobook
General Information
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication Date: December 1, 2020
Author: Van Hoang
Narrator: Kim Mai Guest
Cover Illustrators: Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien of KAA Illustration
Cover Design: Aurora Parlagreco
Ordering Links
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/12094/9781250240415
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250240417/
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/girl-giant-and-the-monkey-king-van-hoang/1134065663
Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250240415
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Van_Hoang_Girl_Giant_and_the_Monkey_King?id=L6bWDwAAQBAJ
Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Girl-Giant-and-the-Monkey-King-Van-Hoang/9781250240415
Libraries: https://www.worldcat.org/title/girl-giant-and-the-monkey-king/oclc/1123238304?loc=
GIRL GIANT AND THE JADE WAR
(Girl Giant Book 2)
ISBN: 1250240441
ISBN13: 9781250240446
General Information
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan
Publication Date: December 7, 2021 (PLANNED)
Paperback Publication Date: December, 2022 (planned)
Author: Van Hoang
Illustrators: Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien of KAA Illustration
Cover Design: Aurora Parlagreco
Audiobook
General Information
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication Date: December 7, 2021 (planned)
Author: Van Hoang
Narrator: Kim Mai Guest
Cover Illustrators: Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien of KAA Illustration
Cover Design: Aurora Parlagreco
Ordering Links
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/12094/9781250240446
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250240441
Barnes and Noble: Coming soon!
Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250240446
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Van_Hoang_Girl_Giant_and_the_Jade_War?id=kgwNEAAAQBAJ
Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Girl-Giant-and-the-Jade-War-Van-Hoang/9781250240446
Libraries: https://www.worldcat.org/title/girl-giant-and-the-jade-war/oclc/1202438650?loc=
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More information on me or Girl Giant around the web
Teaching Books
Learn how to pronounce my name, the inspiration behind Girl Giant and the Monkey King, classroom activities, and more on Teaching Books.
Kirkus Feature
Read my interview with Vicky Smith on Kirkus Reviews, and the starred review for Girl Giant and the Monkey King.
Publishers Weekly
Flying Starts
I am so honored to be chosen as one of Publishers Weekly Flying Starts for Fall 2020! Along with some great company! Read my interview with Michael Jones as we discuss my publication journey and the pressure on authors of color to write "Important" books.