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The October installment of the relaunch The Rumpus Book Club* will be on October 26th at 7pm ET. Host Debbie Millman will be speaking with New York Times best-selling author Min Jin Lee about her brand new book American Hagwon.

In American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee tells the story of the Koh family—John and Helen and their three children, Bo, DH, and Mido—whose carefully constructed middle-class life in Korea is shattered by betrayal and the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Written in iambic pentameter verse, Emily Wilson’s Odyssey is a lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life. The New York Times named Wilson’s translation as one of its 100 notable books…

We are happy to reveal the cover of Christopher Beha’s novel Oppo, coming from Tin House on May 18, 2027. From the publisher: “From National Book Award–longlisted Christopher Beha, a gripping, twisty novel that pulls back the curtain on who…

When Debbie and I took the helm of The Rumpus, supporting writers and editors was one of our most fervent ambitions. To that end, we have launched a series of initiatives that allow us to do so in the ways…