{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_vc57kihfcfirni5b7k2a","title":"‘Pachinko' author Min Jin Lee talks new book ‘American Hagwon,' Korean diaspora, and what's next","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/pachinko-author-min-jin-lee-talks-new-book-american-hagwon-korean-vc57kihfcf","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_vc57kihfcfirni5b7k2a","seq":1452912,"kind":"article","title":"‘Pachinko' author Min Jin Lee talks new book ‘American Hagwon,' Korean diaspora, and what's next","url":"https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pachinko-author-min-jin-lee-talks-new-book-american-hagwon-korean-diaspora-and-whats-next/3997136","summary":"Just days after the release of her new novel “American Hagwon,” internationally best-selling author Min Jin Lee sat down with NBC Chicago’s Michelle Baik ahead of an event in Evanston on Friday night. Her complete interview can be found below. BAIK: You have an event in Evanston later tonight, which brings you to town. But are you familiar with Chicago? What do you know about it and the literature scene here? LEE: No, I love Chicago. I’ve been here quite a lot, and the…","published":"2026-10-03T00:21:07Z","seen":"2026-10-03T00:21:07Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","name":"nbcchicago.com","domain":"nbcchicago.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3564723","name":"WMAQ-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","topics":["chicago","post"],"authors":["Michelle Baik"],"entities":[{"id":"Q13563026","name":"Min Jin Lee","type":"person"}],"image":"https://media.nbcchicago.com/2026/10/min-jin-lee-michelle-baik.png?fit=565,318&quality=85&strip=all","mentions":3,"story":"st_vc57kihfcfirni5b7k2a","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.6399999856948853,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.15000000596046448,"political":0.1599999964237213}]}