Kat Cho

spread of books by Kat Cho, including Gods & Comics, Wicked Fox, Vicious Spirits, Once Upon a K-Prom, and Wish Upon a K-Star. Sitting next to a bowl of tteokgook (a korean rice cake soup) and a bowl of kimchi (fermented spicy cabbage)

Happy Year of the Fire Horse! 🎊🏮🔥🐎
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
Made ddeokgook for luck and to add a new year! 🍲
#lunarnewyear #seollal
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Announcing new deals for @ayanagray.bsky.social @katchowrites.bsky.social @kikuhughes.bsky.social @writeahn.bsky.social + more buff.ly/GtgHjL6

Announcing new YA fantasy: House of Forgotten Souls House of Forgotten Souls is my newest Young Adult Fantasy book! The first in a fantasy duology based on Korean mythology

Announcing new YA fantasy: House of Forgotten Souls #booksky #authorsky open.substack.com/pub/katchowr...

Ponderings on K-Culture "trending" and "write to market" advice With the rise of the K-Wave, a lot of well-meaning people have told me I should quickly go on submission since all of my books incorporate Korean culture, but it's only created conflicting feelings...

Trying to use Substack more & I posted my complicated thoughts about how the rise of the K-Wave means I get a lot of people telling me to go on submission fast since all of my books incorporate my Korean culture, but it's created conflicting feelings...
katchowrites.substack.com/p/ponderings...

Happy Book Birthday!

If reading wasn't political, they wouldn't be trying to ban books

Today is the day! IT LURKS IN THE NIGHT, my new supernatural thriller inspired by Caribbean folklore is finally out!!!

What happens when four friends spend the night on a haunted island?

I hope you’ll check it out!

Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory www.standwithminnesota.com

A red background with large white sans-serif text that reads: “White privilege doesn’t mean your life hasn’t been hard; it means that your skin color isn’t one of the things making it harder.” A small watermark “@other98” appears near the bottom.

No one said your life was easy.
They said racism wasn’t one of the things making it harder.
You can have pain and still have advantage.
Both can be true at the same time.

What's SO meaningful in #BTS picking #Arirang is that it's a song of sorrow but post-war it became a song about reunion. And this is literally BTS coming back together after 3 yrs & 9 months!
LOVE how BTS uses deeply rooted Korean cultural symbols as metaphors for their own personal journey! 😭💜💜💜

Kat Cho on Instagram: "Arirang is such an important song to the Korean people. Not surprised it inspired the hunters score suite in #kpopdemonhunters #koreanculture #arirang" katchowrites on July 10, 2025: "Arirang is such an important song to the Korean people. Not surprised it inspired the hunters score suite in #kpopdemonhunters #koreanculture #arirang".

New #BTS album name is 'Arirang'!!
Arirang is the unofficial Korean national anthem & is recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage.
So proud of our boys for always repping our Korean cultural roots!
Here's a vid I made last summer about #Arirang www.instagram.com/reels/DL7zPt...

30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2026 - Reactor And other SFF book highlights for the new year!

okay, here we go...

Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic

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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Last day for this sale!

My 2025 Faves & What I'm Looking Forward to in 2026! Now that we're in the new year, I'm looking back at some of my favorite pieces of media in 2025 and listing some of my most anticipated books, etc. for 2026!

My 2025 Faves & What I'm Looking Forward to in 2026! #writersky #authorsky #writerlife #newyear

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Unpacking the Comparison Narrative in Publishing (repost) In preparation for migrating my author newsletter here, I'm reposting some of my most read old newsletter topics!

Unpacking the Comparison Narrative in Publishing (repost)
substack.com/@katchowrite...

❤️❤️❤️

Last Barnes & Noble preorder sale of the year!

Here are some of my anticipated books that you can get for 25% off with PREORDER25!

Preorders are more important than ever to prove to publishers that our books are worth supporting!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gods-comic...

#bookrecommendation

2025 By The Numbers A look back at the year and some hints of fun things to come!

My 2025 Author Wrapped #2025wrapped #authorsky #writersky substack.com/@katchowrite...

Cover Design Behind-the-Scenes for Gods & Comics (repost) In preparation for migrating my author newsletter here, I'm reposting some of my most read old newsletter topics!

Cover Design Behind-the-Scenes for Gods & Comics (repost) #writersky #authorsky substack.com/@katchowrite...

How I Deal with Rejection in Publishing (repost) In preparation for migrating my author newsletter here, I'm reposting some of my most read old newsletter topics!

I've started to repost some of my blogs on substack. It reminds me of the old blogging days, which was such a great way to build community #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsky
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perfection

cover of Fantasy novel Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana

swatch of Pantone 18-3945 TCX Amparo Blue

What if our color of the year is just from the cover of the book we're currently reading? #pantonecolor
Mine would be:

I listened to 54 artists in 2025. These were my top 5 1 Stray Kids 2 Chappell Roan 3 rosé 4 RM 5 jisoo

2025 recap Top artists 1 stray kids 2 Chappell Roan 3 Rosé 4 RM 5 jisoo Top songs 1 number one girl 2 U 3 APT 4 bounce back My musical passport South Korea United States United Kingdom Listening time 1,142 minutes

One year my yearly wrapped playlist might surprise me. But this is not that year 😘 #straykids

15 Books to Share Stories of Native American History and Experience with Kids and Teens | Brightly These stories offer young readers an opportunity to learn more about the rich and complex history of Indigenous peoples in North America.

40 Children’s & YA Books That Celebrate Native American Heritage by @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social from Brightly. www.readbrightly.com/native-ameri... #BookSky @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social

My mayor

Girls will be like "I needed this" and it's just being able to officially say "Mayor Mamdani"
#zohranmamdani

What is this strange feeling in my chest? It feels like...joy????

What's so sad is that the idea of a candidate who will actually follow through with enacting his campaign promises (regardless of if he's ultimately successful at implementing them) feels like a breath of fresh air