In addition to features editor at The Verge and senior editor at GQ, Brooklyn-based author Nguyen can now add "published novelist" to his resume, following the release of his debut novel, New Waves. According to Elliott Bay, it's "A wry and edgy debut novel about race and startup culture, secrecy and surveillance, social media and friendship." Little Fires Everywhere author Celeste Ng also called it "A knowing, witty, and thought-provoking exploration of love, modern isolation, and what it means to exist—especially as a person of color—in our increasingly digital age.”