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

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
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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...

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!

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AsAm Month Panel to Celebrate the release of GODS & COMICS When: Friday, May 1, 2026 Time: 6:00PM ET Where: Greenlight Bookstore 686 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY In Conversation with Swati Teerdhala (Maya in Multicolor) and June CL Tan (Brighter Than Nine) to celebrate AANHPI Month

Join me to celebrate releasing GODS & COMICS, my newest YA Fantasy Romance! ☀️💝

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"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

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

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“Cho seamlessly weaves elements of historical Korean myth into contemporary settings and action-packed sequences. Human issues of racial microaggressions, grief, and anxiety take center stage amid godly conflicts, making for a fresh and richly layered K-drama-esque romantasy.”—Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

GODS & COMICS trope map: Viral Webcomic Coping with grief Korean gods the cost of being an overachieving teen K-Drama Tropes derpy animal sidekick queer secondary couple Korean monsters "Grace Bak's life is upended when the gods in her anonymous web comic inspired by Korean myths comes to life--including the charming sun god."

⭐A STAR for the sun god!☀️
Thank you publisherswkly for giving GODS & COMICS a starred review!
“A fresh and richly layered K-drama-esque romantasy.”—Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
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I want our nation to become the most beautiful nation in the world.. I do not want our nation to become the richest and powerful nation in the world. Because I have felt the pain of being invaded by another nation. I do not want my nation to invade others. It is sufficient that our wealth is such that it makes our lives abundant and our military strength such that it is able to repel others' invasion. The only thing that I desire in infinite quantity is the power of a highly-developed culture. This is because the power of culture both makes ourselves happy and gives happiness to others. What is lacking in humanity of today is neither military force nor economic power. Although the power of natural sciences is infinitely to be desired. the level of scientific progress achieved so far today is already sufficient to enable the entire human race to live comfortably. The root reason for humanity's unhappiness today is that people lack humanity, justice, compassion and love. If the mind of humanity is developed in this positive direction, mankind's present material capacity will be enough to enable all two billion of the world's population to live in comfort. The only thing that can improve the mind of humankind is culture and civilization. I do not desire that our nation become a nation that imitates others. Rather, I desire that it become a nation that becomes the origin, the goal, and the model of this highly-developed and novel culture. I desire that a true world peace is fulfilled in, and because of, our nation. I believe that this is the very humanitarian ideal of Dan-gun,108 our national founding father.

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Kim Gu, an independence activist, said "The only thing that I desire in infinite quantity is the power of a highly-developed culture...power of culture both makes ourselves happy and gives happiness to others."

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I'm on a Normal & Body to Body kick right now. But I also have Merry Go Round and Like Animals in rotation

I can't fully explain this, but parts of listening to ARIRANG makes me viscerally remember visiting Seoul as a kid in the 90s...
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Junior library guild gold standard medallion. Book Cover of young adult novel, Gods & Comics by Kat Cho. Featuring a girl running towards a prince emerging from a comic Out 4.21.2026

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?

So excited that GODS & COMICS is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!

⋆｡˚☀︎｡GODS & COMICS out April 21, 2026!⋆｡˚☀︎｡

Grace Bak's life is upended when the gods in her anonymous web comic inspired by Korean myths come to life—including the charming sun god

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Read an Excerpt From Gods & Comics by Kat Cho - Reactor A teen's life is upended when the gods in her anonymous viral web comic inspired by a forgotten Korean myth come to life.

Gods & Comics by @katchowrites.bsky.social imagines a fandom so enthusiastic, they conjure the divine. Embrace your inner Webtoons reader with this excerpt at Reactor!

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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! 🍲
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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

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

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

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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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