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Read an Excerpt From Gods & Comics by Kat Cho - Reactor
We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Gods & Comics by Kat Cho, a contemporary young adult fantasy novel publishing with Nancy Paulsen Books on April 21st. Seventeen-year-old junior class vice president Grace Bak has her entire future all mapped out with plans to become a doctor like her parents. But the weight of Grace’s own daunting expectations leads to debilitating panic attacks that have made her a virtual outcast at school, even to her longtime friend and crush.
Gods & Comics by Kat Cho
A Korean American high schooler moonlighting as a webtoon artist finds her meticulously planned future upended when her fictional creations inexplicably come to life in this epic fantasy adventure by Cho (Wish upon a K-Star). Though 17-year-old Floridian Grace dreams of pursuing a career in medicine, her panic attacks— exacerbated by her doctor father’s high expectations—make her goals feel impossible to attain.
Piper at the Gates of Dusk (The New World #1)
An unknown entity plagues young human space settlers in this gripping trilogy opener from Ness, set two decades after his Chaos Walking series. On the planet humans call New World, all native sentient life-forms, including a humanoid species called the Land, communicate via Noise: involuntary telepathic broadcasts of an entity’s every thought.
Wish Upon a K-Star (Paperback)
Wish Upon a K-Star (Paperback) Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Buy Now A spin-off to the New York Times best-selling Once Upon a K-Prom, a K-pop idol and an up-and-coming K-drama star must fake date in this fresh and funny romcom that Korean pop culture fans will absolutely swoon over! Moon Minseok—or Moonster as this WDB fans know him—wasn’t born to lead.
Wicked Fox Book Review
age 13+ Dramatic fantasy-romance based on Korean tale of the gumiho. Parents need to know that Wicked Fox is a dramatic fantasy-romance novel set in modern-day Seoul that's about 18-year-old Gu Miyoung, who's a gumiho, Korean for the mythical nine-tailed fox, who preys on the gi, or energy, of evil men to survive. Readers will be introduced to Korean culture and learn about the legend of the gumiho.
Wish Upon a K-Star
. Apr. 2025. 336p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781368103015. COPY ISBN Gr 7 Up–The door into the world of K-pop is wide open for readers in this spin-off to Once Upon a K-Prom; it is a complicated, scripted, and drama-filled world both on and off stage and screen. Hyeri, 19, is on-again, off-again herself—always in competition for music and screen roles.
Wish Upon a K-Star
Wish Upon a K-Star Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Buy Now A spin-off to the New York Times best-selling Once Upon a K-Prom, a K-pop idol and an up-and-coming K-drama star must fake date in this fresh and funny romcom that Korean pop culture fans will absolutely swoon over! Moon Minseok—or Moonster as this WDB fans know him—wasn’t born to lead.
Spring 2023 YA Paperback Books For Your TBR Original
I love a good YA paperback, so I’m really excited to see such a wonderful assortment of 2023 spring YA paperbacks.
Now Read This: ‘The Blur,’ ‘Once Upon a K-Prom’
Books recommended by the Hawaii State Library: “The Blur” By Minh Le, illustrated by Dan Santat This picture book follows a girl with superhero-like abilities and her parents who are racing to keep up with her as she grows up in the blink of an eye. Ages 5 and up Instead of going to prom, 17-year-old Elena Soo wants to spend her time saving the local community center.
Deliciously Twisty & Romantic Duologies
Atria Books Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us. Unpopular opinion alert: I love a cliffhanger. Not unconditionally, though. There are some parameters around my abrupt ending love.
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala on Apple Podcasts
Get The Honeys, by Ryan La Sala! Come chat with us on the BABC discord: https://discord.gg/Mhw92TUdMG Buy our books: Witchlings (and join the Witchlings discord!) Ghost Squad Reverie Be Dazzled The Honeys Find us online! Follow Us on Social Media: Ryan: Twitter | Instagram | TikTok Claribel: Twitter | Instagram | TikTok --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writeordiepodcast/support
ONCE UPON A K-PROM
by Kat Cho ‧ When they were 10, Elena Soo and Robbie Choi promised to go to prom together; seven years later, Robbie, now a member of world-famous K-pop group WDB, shows up on Elena’s doorstep. Korean American Elena wants to set herself apart from her four siblings, but at school and at home, the attention-shy high school junior is always overshadowed by her older sisters and twin brother.
Once upon a K-Prom
1 title per month from Audible’s entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Your Premium Plus plan is $14.95 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime. Buy for $10.49 Publisher's Summary What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom?
Once Upon a K-Prom | Kat Cho
Once Upon a K-Prom By Kat Cho Coming May 17, 2022 from Disney-Hyperion; 338 pages Content Warnings: About the Author: “Kat Cho (she/her) used to hide books under the bathroom sink and then sneak in there to read after bedtime. Her parents pretended not to know. This helped when she decided to write a dinosaur time-travel novel at the tender age of nine. Sadly, that book was not published. She currently lives and works in NYC and spends her free time trying to figure out what kind of puppy to adopt.
Once Upon a K-Prom
Description Ages 12 and up What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the glamour and drama of the K-pop world straight to high school. Elena Soo has always felt overshadowed. Whether by her more successful older sisters, her more popular twin brother, or her more outgoing best friend, everyone except Elena seems to know exactly who they are and what they want.
K-Pop Revolution
Now that Candace is a star, her life is suddenly filled with glamour. She's known everywhere; she has adoring fans who worship her and her boyfriend, YoungBae; and she has unlimited access to her label-mates SLK, who happen to be the top boy band in the world. Even more important, her company, S.A.Y., tells her they've heard her message of change loud and clear. They promise to make sweeping changes to become a more humane and compassionate place for artists.
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt. But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest.
Once Upon a KProm|Paperback
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW IN PAPERBACK! What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the glamour and drama of the K-pop world straight to high school. Elena Soo has always felt overshadowed.
Introduction to Writing IP & Book Packaging
There are different types of IP in traditional publishing. IP stands for “intellectual property” and from a legal standpoint any story idea is intellectual property. But in traditional publishing, we tend to use IP as shorthand for any project owned by a company that hires an individual author to write it. So this can run the gamut from franchises like Marvel, Star Wars, or Disney Princesses to original story ideas developed by a publisher (in-house IP or proprietary content) or a book packager.
Dokkaebi: Vicious Spirits
ISBN: 9780593324448 In Stock Included in Young Adults, Top Good Reading Books for Younger Readers, Children & Teenagers / Young Adults, Children's Fiction, Synopsis As Vicious Spirits begins, Miyoung and Jihoon are picking up the pieces of their broken lives following the deaths of Miyoung's mother, Yena, and Jihoon's grandmother. With the support of their friend Somin, and their frenemy, Junu, they might just have a shot at normalcy.
APAHM Spotlight: SARAH SUK
I am so excited to interview our next author to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month! This really means a lot to me because Sarah Suk was one of my first ever mentees! I absolutely fell in love with her sweet and fun writing style and I’m so excited to talk to her about her debut Young Adult RomCom Made in Korea, out now! KAT: Welcome to the blog, Sarah! We’re so excited to have you. Can you give us a quick pitch for MADE IN KOREA?
S3 E23: Editor Shelly Romero Is A Goth Golden Retriever
S3 E23: Editor Shelly Romero Is A Goth Golden Retriever Kat and Claribel talk a little about their personal writing processes. And then they interview Shelly Romero an editor at Scholastic about what she looks for in submissions, how you can support BIPOC authors, and the realities of the day-to-day life of editors! SHELLY BIO: Shelly Romero is an assistant editor at Scholastic Press, where she is looking to build a list comprised of predominantly BIPOC and traditionally marginalized authors.
S3 E 21: Victoria Aveyard Is a Map Nerd
S3 E 21: Victoria Aveyard Is a Map Nerd Kat and Claribel discuss making friends and friend groups in publishing. And then they interview NYT Bestselling author, Victoria Aveyard about her writing process, starting a brand new series after spending so long in one world, how film school influences her writing process, and how she’s liking TikTok! VICTORIAS BIO: Victoria Aveyard is an author and screenwriter, born and raised in a small town in Western Massachusetts.
S3 E20: Heidi Heilig & Everyone Put Pets in Your Headshot
S3 E20: Heidi Heilig & Everyone Put Pets in Your Headshot Claribel and Kat discuss the idea of looking back on your old writing and seeing how far you’ve come. Plus, they touch on the idea that the industry should shift to look at the story and not at the trends. Then they interview Heidi Heilig, author of the Shadow Players trilogy, about her journey with publishing, creating conscientious communities, and how the publishing community has changed since she first published 5 years ago.
A K-Pop Playlist for Your Favorite Young Adult SFF Books
As a fan of K-pop since the ’90s (Points if you listened to H.O.T and Fin.K.L.!) I have seen it change and evolve over the last couple of decades. Whether you want a female empowerment anthem, a song about heartbreak, or one that brings all the glitz and spectacle, you can find it in K-pop! So, there are many K-pop songs that could pair perfectly with some of your favorite Young Adult Sci-Fi or Fantasy books.
Author Spotlight: Tara Sim
We’re so excited to be featuring a friend of the blog on our Author Spotlight series: Tara Sim! Happy release day to you, Tara and your newest book Ravage the Dark the sequel to Scavenge the Stars, your dark, gender-bent retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. KAT: Tara! So excited to be talking with you about the epic finale to your fantasy duology. You created a very intricate city in Scavenge the Stars, but you also hinted at other lands that had their fingers in the politics that ran the city.
Book Proposals (for fiction)
Sometimes a book will sell on proposal. This means the book sells to a publisher before it is fully written. This often happens in very specific instances, the most common are packaged books (IP) or an author that is already established. Most newer authors will first experience this with their “option book” for their original publisher of their debut. So, that’s the situation that I’ll be referencing for the rest of this post.
WICKED FOX by Kat Cho Read by Emily Woo Zeller
Audiobook narrator Emily Woo Zeller voices an array of characters both magical and mundane in this romantic urban fantasy, set in contemporary Seoul. Gu Miyoung appears human, but she’s actually a GUMIHO, an immortal nine-tailed fox who feeds on the life force of men. Though her exacting mother cautions her to keep a low profile, Miyoung reveals herself when she rescues a human classmate from a goblin attack, kicking off a chain reaction that has life-changing consequences.
S3 E7: Mara Fitzgerald & So Much Wisdom With This Episode
Claribel and Kat discuss why problematic books keep getting published and why the publishing industry has to hold itself accountable beforehand so this stops happening. Then they interview Mara Fitzgerald about her debut YA fantasy, BEYOND THE RUBY VEIL, and how being true to her voice helped her write the book that got her an agent and a book deal. Bio: Mara Fitzgerald writes YA fantasy about unlikable female characters who ruin everything.
Why we love writing “the middle” of stories
We (Kat and Katy) love middles. But not everyone does. So we got together to write about why we love them and what we think makes them shine. As well as some advice for how to keep your middles interesting! What is the middle of a story? It should be easy to identify the middle of a story because it should be your Act II (based on the Three-Act Structure).
BTS Meets TBR: A K-Pop Playlist for Your Favorite Young Adult SFF Books
As a fan of K-pop since the ’90s (Points if you listened to H.O.T and Fin.K.L.!) I have seen it change and evolve over the last couple of decades. Whether you want a female empowerment anthem, a song about heartbreak, or one that brings all the glitz and spectacle, you can find it in K-pop! So, there are many K-pop songs that could pair perfectly with some of your favorite Young Adult Sci-Fi or Fantasy books.
Read an Excerpt From Kat Cho’s Vicious Spirits
After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her friends pick up the pieces of their broken lives and heal…. We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Kat Cho’sVicious Spirits, a beguiling and addictive read full of otherworldly dangers and romance—available now from G.P. Putnam’s Sons. After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her friends pick up the pieces of their broken lives and heal.
Spotlight on Vicious Spirits (Kat Cho), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho. Read on for more about Kat and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway! Meet Kat Cho! Kat Cho used to hide books under the bathroom sink and then sneak in there to read after bedtime. Her parents pretended not to know. This helped when she decided to write a dinosaur time-travel novel at the tender age of nine. Sadly, that book was not published.
Love YA: Top 3 Y.A. Reads for the Week of August 18th
As the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word. Still she’s hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill his oath to protect her fellow Crows. But then black smoke fills the sky, signaling the death of King Surimir and the beginning of Queen Rhusana’s merciless bid for the throne.
Write Or Die Podcast on Apple Podcasts
97 episodes The Write or Die Podcast shares the real stories about what it takes to become an author – the gritty, infuriating, pull your hair out because it’s been years – stories of writers who didn’t give up despite it all, and are now living out their dream. It’s hosted by authors Claribel A.
Binge-Worthy Series and How to Write Them
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The World May Be on Hold, But August Is Still Bursting With New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
A crop of the most excellent cover of Harrow the Ninth.Image: Tor.com It’s almost August? Time sure passes at a weird rate when you don’t ever leave the house. Fortunately, there’s a tidal wave of new sci-fi and fantasy books on the way, ready to sweep you away into fantastical kingdoms, adventures across the multiverse, space battles, and at least one zombie apocalypse.
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho: 9781984812360
Praise for Wicked Fox: An Amazon Best Book – July 2019 An Entertainment Weekly Summer Best Book Pick A Refinery29 Summer Best Book Pick A Junior Library Guild Pick “Vibrant debut novel . . . an utterly original take on the young-adult fantasy.”—Entertainment Weekly “A romantic and unique read bursting with lush atmosphere.”—BuzzFeed “This book is a delight from start to finish. It’s everything I adore about the best Korean drama, mixed with a dash of urban fantasy.
Boek | Wicked Fox - Kat Cho
An addictive YA fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Uitgeverij Van Ditmar Boeken B.V. Imprint Penguin Putnam Inc Uitgegeven als Paperback Eerste editie 21-07-2020 Laatste editie 21-07-2020 ISBN 9781984812360 Aantal pagina's 464 Taal Engels Hoogste positie Hebban Rank 638
VICIOUS SPIRITS | Kirkus Reviews
From the Legacy of Orisha series , Vol. 1 Seventeen-year-old Zélie and companions journey to a mythic island seeking a chance to bring back magic to the land of Orïsha, in a fantasy world infused with the textures of West Africa. Dark-skinned Zélie is a divîner—someone with latent magical abilities indicated by the distinctive white hair that sets them apart from their countrymen.
Perfect Pairings: YA Book Covers and Flowers
May is here! And with it comes beautiful flowers that will soon be in bloom. But what is better than flowers? Flowers with a great YA book! There’s nothing like a lovely flower teamed up with a fresh YA story. Like flowers, YA books are filled with beauty, romance, excitement, grace, and loads of personality. With a cast of colorful characters as unique as their stories, we know you will find a book that you will soon adore thanks to this perfect pairing.
YA Fantasy Edition
Festival Info Pre-Recorded Team Tropes: YA Fantasy Edition 3 Teams, YA Tropes, No Hold Barred Debate! Authors will battle it out for their favorite YA fantasy tropes. YA fantasy authors Swati Teerdhala (THE ARCHER AT DAWN), Kat Cho (WICKED FOX), Roseanne A.
Debut Survival Guide #4: Social media presence & Self-promo
The Debut Author Survival Guide is a series that explains everything that happens between selling your book to publication day in an attempt to demystify the process of publishing your first novel (through a traditional publishing lens). Go HERE to see the rest of the series! Self-promotion is daunting, especially when you’re a brand new author with a brand new book deal.
S2 E15: Karuna Riazi and going “out of order”
Kat and Claribel discuss what it’s like to work on multiple projects at a time and how to meet multiple deadlines.
Debut Author Survival Guide #1: Contract Basics
The Debut Author Survival Guide is a series that explains everything that happens between selling your book to publication day in an attempt to demystify the process of publishing your first novel (through a traditional publishing lens). Go HERE to see the rest of the series! When you sell your book one of the first things you’ll likely do (other than freak out, tell your friends, squeal/cry/scream in your room for an hour) is get your offer details.
Tips to cultivate a totally rad writer group
We are often asked how we cultivated and maintain such a “large” critique group. When we started out, most of us didn’t have agents or book deals. As the years have gone on, many of us have moved on to different stages in our publishing careers.
Vicious Spirits | IndieBound.org
Vicious Spirits (Hardcover) By Kat Cho G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 9781984812377, 429pp. Publication Date: August 18, 2020 List Price: 17.99* * Individual store prices may vary. Description New romance and dangers abound in this companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox. As Vicious Spirits begins, Miyoung and Jihoon are picking up the pieces of their broken lives following the deaths of Miyoung's mother, Yena, and Jihoon's grandmother.
Roundtable #16: Writing the Sequel
Writing a sequel is hard for many reasons. It is often the first book written under contract. There is a responsibility to build up the world and characters that readers have come to love and enjoy.
Roundtable #15: Goal setting and Time management
A big part of being a successful author is being able to set goals and manage your time well. It gets really hard when there’s no guarantee that the project your working on will ever…well…publish. So, that got us talking about how to set realistic goals both short-term and long-term/career. And we invited some of our friends to participate so we’d have experiences ranging from writers about to query for the first time to writers with whole series out already.
Pub Finances #1: How to Budget as a Full-time writer/freelancer
Hi all! We’re starting a new series! We saw all the conversations about how there is a lack of transparency in publishing. And while we think there are some great resources already out there, publishing is ever changing and it can’t hurt to have more people sharing their stories! So we started a Pub Finance series where we talk about all things money and how it pertains to being a writer and author careers. I recently started working as a freelancer/full-time writer this year.
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