"One Book, One Boulder" When the Emperor Was Divine by Author Julie Otsuka

1st Event	Welcoming Dinner for Julie Otsuka
When	Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:30pm
Where	CU Stadium Club, University of Colorado at Boulder campus
Cost	$35, including tax, gratuity and parking
Contact	Call Carol Heepke at (303) 441-3196 or e-mail to heepkec@boulder.lib.co.us for more information.
2nd Event	Reading by author Julie Otsuka and Audience Discussion
When	Friday, October 27, 2006 7:00pm
Where	Fairview High School 1515 Greenbriar Blvd.
Cost	Free tickets will be available starting October 9
Other	For additional information on "One Book, One Boulder" please visit: http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/onebookoneboulder/
Contact	Call Carol Heepke at (303) 441-3196 or e-mail to heepkec@boulder.lib.co.us for more information.

When the Emperor Was Divine, the debut novel by Julie Otsuka, has been selected for this year's community-wide reading and discussion project, "One Book, One Boulder." Otsuka will visit Boulder during the month-long program in October.

Otsuka uses a single family to evoke the experience of Japanese Americans during World War II. Her 144-page book paints a portrait of Japanese internment camps with spare, haunting prose.

"One Book, One Boulder" is a community-wide event intended to encourage Boulder residents to read a selected book and participate in discussions, a meeting with the author, and other related programs centered around the chosen book.