Tucson Festival of Books

Vanessa Le (She/her/hers)


Vanessa Le is a graduate from Brown University in Health and Human Biology and now resides in the Pacific Northwest. Her writing is an expression of her love for medicine and her Vietnamese heritage. When not writing, she’s wishing she was writing, studying medicine, and/or spoiling her two Shiba Inus. Her new duology is "The Last Bloodcarver" and "His Mortal Demise."

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Communities: Asian American


Scheduled events:
Friends and Sponsors Only: Hot Off the Press
Sponsors and Friends of the Festival are invited to a books launch party with authors in attendance.

Campus Store - HOTP (Seats 250, Wheelchair accessible)
Sat, Mar 15, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Panelists: Sandra Brown, TJ Alexander, Omar El Akkad, Tess Gerritsen, J. A. Jance, Vanda Krefft, Vanessa Le, Megan Miranda, Clay Risen, Lucinda Scala Quinn
Blueprints: Magic Systems in Worldbuilding
Three bestselling fantasy authors build intricate magic systems to make their intricate worlds come alive, ranging from a medical magic system to a school of magic to passages connecting multiple worlds.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Vanessa Le, Scott Reintgen, Emily J. Taylor
Moderator: Hannah Gomez
Vanessa Le
His Moral Demise (The Last Bloodcarver #2) These Violent Delights meets Divine Rivals in the explosive finale to The Last Bloodcarver duology -- with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired romantasy world. Kochin is a heartsooth -- a rare being with the ability to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except death. Intent on defying nature and bringing Nhika back to life, Kochin keeps her body in a life-preserving casket and waits for a miracle. Stricken with grief and descending into madness, Kochin realizes the answer to his desperate quest can only lie in one place: Yarong, the lush yet battle-ridden island the first heartsooths called home. Months later, Nhika wakes in a familiar manor-house, with Kochin nowhere to be found. As she traces his footsteps across Theumas, she discovers the haunting path he walked to bring her back, and a world changed by war. When Kochin discovers the true and grisly way to resurrect a person from the grave, he must decide exactly how much he is willing to sacrifice, in order to reunite with the woman he loves... Don't miss this stunning dual-POV follow up to THE LAST BLOODCARVER, where morals will be tested, hearts pushed to the limit, and fates determined once and for all. Vanessa Le's jaw-dropping sequel is a bloody and luscious spectacle to be devoured in one sitting.

Center for East Asian Studies, Booth #423 (Seats 1)
Sat, Mar 15, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Fiction / Literature

Author: Vanessa Le

Books:
The Last Bloodcarver
Teen
Square Fish
March 2025
ISBN 9781250362698
384 pages

His Mortal Demise
Teen
Roaring Brook Press
March 2025
ISBN 9781250881540
400 pages