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Kat Cho

@katchowrites.bsky.social

NYT & international best-selling chaos machine 📚 Gumiho duology | K-Verse Books | GODS & COMICS 🔜 HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS (Bloomsbury, 1/19/2027) 🇰🇷🌈 📱 tiktok/IG katchowrites https://www.katchowrites.com/links she/her

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Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

⭐️First trade review for HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS and it's a starfrom School Library Journal! ⭐️"A deeply immersive and gripping mystery with fascinating cultural details galore...a thrilling journey with an ending that begs to be continued." #booksky ⋆⊱༻HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS༺⊰⋆ Out Jan 19, 2027

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3w ago

That's it for #PreDV Day 2! We saw some amazing pitches and can't wait for #DVpit on September 30 8AM-8PM ET! Thank you to everyone who provided pitch feedback & participated! For more info on #DVpit go to dvpit.carrd.co Next up: another #AskDV on 9/24 where lit agents answer your questions!

DVpit

pitch event for creators from marginalized communities.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's Day 2 of #PreDV! Use today to practice your pitches before #DVPit on 9/30! Feel free to offer advice to your fellow #DVpit hopefuls and make some connections & friends! As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

September 21-22, 2026 8AM-5PM ET
PreDV 2026
Sept 21-22, 2026 8:00-5:00PM ET
Practice your #DVpit pitches on Bluesky using #preDV!
Give fellow #DVpit hopefuls feedback on their pitches on Bluesky & receive feedback from agented authors & volunteers.
Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info
Follow at @dvpit.bsky.social or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

I came up with HoFS in 2020, so why did it take me four years to write it and 7 years to publish it? A peek behind the scenes at how long it sometimes takes me to develop one of my books. #booksky #HouseofForgottenSouls #writerlife #writingabook #authorlife #yafantasy

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3w ago

#PreDV Day 1 starts now! Use today to practice your pitches before #DVPit on 9/30! Feel free to offer advice to your fellow #DVpit hopefuls and make some connections & friends! As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today we're hosting #AskDV (Q&A with literary agents) at 4-5PM ET to prep for #DVpit! Using #AskDV ask participating lit agents your questions about pitching, querying, & publishing! Join us & @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social Alexandra Levick @mwhatnall.bsky.social @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · last mo.

Barnes & Noble is having their pre-order sale today through Friday the 11th! And this time you can get HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS for 25% off with code PREORDER25! #booksky #bnpreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-of-f...

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · last mo.

It's #DVpit month! #DVpit is a bluesky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities to pitch their projects to literary agents and editors! And we've prepared a month of pre-events to help you prepare for the main event on Sept 30, 2026! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info!

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICYMI: UPDATED DATES! Due to a holiday on September 21st, we have expanded PreDV to be 2 days long! You can post your pitch practices on both September 21 & 22, 2026 from 8-5PM ET!

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ITALIAN edition of ONCE UPON A K-PROM is out! Surfa la K-wave con Once Upon a K-Prom. #booksky #onceuponakprom #kpopbook

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ooh, they updated the cover on HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS's netgalley listing, so it feels like a good time to remind everyone that it's available to request! #booksky www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#DVpit EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us for our #DVParty September 25-29, 2026! #DVParty is a pre-event to celebrate and highlight your projects before #DVpit! Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info!

Peter Lopez @peterlopez.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’m so happy @katchowrites.bsky.social and I were able to bring #AskDV back this year!!! You won’t want to miss it

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch@dvpit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us for #AskDV on SEPT 17, 2026 @ 4-5PM ET on Bluesky for a Q&A before #DVpit with agents @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social @allielevick.bsky.social @mwhatnall.bsky.social @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social ! Post your questions on bsky with #AskDV on 9/17 @ 4-5PM ET For rules: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv

Thursday, September 17 2026 @ 1pm - 2pm Pacific / 4pm - 5pm Eastern

#AskDV

Join us on Bluesky for a Q&A with agents before #DVpit!

To participate, post your questions on Bluesky with the #AskDV hashtag between
1-2PM Pacific/4-5PM Eastern on September 17, 2026. Agents will be looking through the hashtag for questions to answer.

for rules & info: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv

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Peter Lopez @peterlopez.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’m so happy @katchowrites.bsky.social and I were able to bring #AskDV back this year!!! You won’t want to miss it!

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch@dvpit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us for #AskDV on SEPT 24, 2026 @ 1-2PM ET on Bluesky for a Q&A before #DVpit with agents @jimmccarthydgb.bsky.social @laurenabramo.bsky.social @stutitelidevara.bsky.social @rebeccaw04.bsky.social @sandraproudman.bsky.social For rules: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv

Thursday, September 24 2026 @ 10am - 11am Pacific / 1pm - 2pm Eastern

Join us on Bluesky for a Q&A with agents before #DVpit!

To participate, post your questions on Bluesky with the #AskDV hashtag between
10-11AM Pacific/1-2PM Eastern on September 24, 2026. Agents will be looking through the hashtag for questions to answer.

for rules & info: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv

Lauren Abramo
Jim McCarthy
Rebecca Podos
Sandra Proudman
Stuti Telidevara
Rebecca Williamson

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I did a cover design process post for Gods & Comics and people seemed to like that peek behind the scenes. So I wanted to share the process for House of Forgotten Souls as well! #booksky #authorlife katchowrites.substack.com/p/cover-of-h...

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚.COVER REVEAL for HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. ADORE this amazing cover! Art by the super talented Yejin Park! Design by: Jeanette Levy Links: www.katchowrites.com/house-of-for... #coverreveal #houseofforgottensoula

LA is full of ghosts.

Sujin knows this better than anyone. Her family are mudangs, shamans who guide ghosts to the underworld. But Sujin has a new soul, in danger of being sucked into the past lives of any spirit she touches, so she’s forbidden to train.

Daniel may be a ghost, but he isn’t actually dead. When Sujin tries to help him, she’s launched into his memories–including one of her missing father.

Rami hunts wayward spirits for Sujin’s family, with no questions asked about her haunted past. It would be perfect, save for Seon, an annoying reaper trapped in the world of the living, who constantly crashes her hunts.

When spirits across the city begin to disappear, the four collide. Together, they must unravel the mystery and face their pasts–or be lost to the underworld forever…

Out January 19, 2027

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm always so excited when any of my books get new translations! But it's particularly amazing to see WICKED FOX and VICIOUS SPIRITS still getting love from abroad! Can't wait for readers in Bulgaria, Germany and Hungary to read! #WickedFox #viciouspirits #GodsAndComics #foreignedition #booksky

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Stay tuned for a fun announcement next week, Monday, July 13, 2026! Hint: Make sure to shine up your queries! #dvpit

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Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's Barnes & Nobles 25% off Pre-Orders Sale! #bnpreorder #booksky This is the first time you can pre-order HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS during the sale! Check it out if you like: 🇰🇷 Korean mythology 🧵 fated connections 👻👺 Korean ghosts & reapers 😈 hate-to-love www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-of-f...

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS is available to request on Netgalley! Excited for readers to read my newest romantic fantasy! #booksky Check it out if you like: 🇰🇷 Korean mythology 😈 hate-to-love 🧵 fated connections 👻👺 Korean ghosts & reapers Request link: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Happy AANHPI Heritage Month! Might I interest you in my recently released YA fantasy romance based on Korean mythology and manhwas? #aanhpiheritagemonth #aapihm www.katchowrites.com/gods-comics

Seventeen-year-old junior class vice president Grace Bak has her entire future all mapped out. With plans to become a doctor like both her parents, Grace has her sights set on Boston University's intensive science summer program--which will put her on the fast track to medical school.
When she's not at school or studying, Grace writes and illustrates her webcomic, Sun God, inspired by the Korean myth of Haemosu about two teenage gods trapped in human form who are cursed to live in the modern world, and perhaps worst of all, to attend public high school. She started the comic as a way to honor her grandmother who used to tell her all the old myths before she died. Grace never expected the comic to go viral, but it has, and she's still spinning from the excitement of having thousands of readers. But somehow the power of all those readers has conjured the real Haemosu and now it's up to Grace to get him back to his own realm.

As Grace and Hae try to figure out a way for Hae to return home, the two become close. Hae challenges everything Grace has ever believed about herself even making her braver in the face of her near-crippling anxiety. Hae learns he is fallible, after all and what it means to sacrifice for those you love.

But Hae isn't the only god to find themselves suddenly trapped in the mortal realm and now a battle is on the horizon. Grace and Hae fight side by side, but in the end, will their burgeoning love keep them together or tear them apart?

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

GODS & COMICS is out in the world today! ☀️💜 I hope you'll like my take on the "power" of fandoms and what happens when a writer's characters come to life, with supernatural antics thrown in! 👯 #booksky #godsandcomics Links: www.katchowrites.com/gods-comics

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thanks to School Library Journal for this great review for GODS & COMICS! "A fast-paced romantasy rooted in Korean mythology.VERDICT An action-packed, Korean-mythology inspired fantasy that balances elements of high school woes." -School Library Journal #booksky

A fast-paced romantasy rooted in Korean mythology...the fantasy elements shine... realistic themes of grief, anxiety, and micro-aggressions...dealt with in a powerful way." - school library journal
God's & comics release 4/21/2026

A fast-paced romantasy rooted in Korean mythology. From serving as junior class vice president to being involved in endless extracurriculars, Grace Bak, 17, feels like she must do it all to get into Boston University’s prestigious pre-medical program. Her only reprieve is working on her viralwebcomic Sun God, a story about two Korean gods, Haemosu and Yuhwa, who are cursed to live as high school students. For Grace, the comic began as a way to honor her late grandmother’s memory and their Korean culture. But when the myths come to life, Grace is tasked with helping Haemosu, the sun god, return to his realm and defeat Habaek, the water god, who is terrorizing the city. The secondary characters, including the goddess Yuhwa and Grace’s best friend Zoe, feel fleshed out and add to the overall worldbuilding. Though the fantasy elements shine, the novel deals with realistic themes of grief, anxiety, and microaggressions in a powerful way. The ending wraps up nicely, both in terms of plot resolutions and romance. VERDICT An action-packed, Korean-mythology inspired fantasy that balances elements of high school woes; this will be popular where Cho’s books are already a hit." -- School Library Journal

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We're jumping...we're popping...we're jopping with @katchowrites.bsky.social, pairing 5 YA science fiction, fantasy, and horror books with 5 iconic K-pop songs! #kpop #booksky

Five Young Adult SFF Books as K-Pop Songs - Reactor

If you’re already a K-Pop fan, then you know that they love a good story-arc...

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Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A beautiful review for GODS & COMICS from Booklist! “…Framed around Korean culture, Cho’s story highlights mental health and the pressures teens place on themselves, along with those they feel from others.” - Booklist Review #booksky #review

"Cho deftly blends the craft of comic creation with … a contemporary tale of a teen … navigating grief and crippling anxiety …Framed around Korean culture, Cho’s story highlights mental health and the pressures teens place on themselves, along with those they feel from others.” -- Booklist Review

Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey, YA readers! You won't want to miss these 50 exciting new young adult books being published in April 2026! popgoesthereader.com/hot-off-the-... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit

A compilation/collage of ten young adult books being published in April 2026. Books featured include The Beast You Let In, May The Dead Keep You, The Gravewood, The Bloody and The Damned, The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake, The Escape Game, Piper At The Gates of Dusk, The Verdant Cage, The Redwood Bargain and Girl Reflected In Knife.