By Sara Pearce
Enquirer staff writer
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka (Anchor; $9.95). Otsuka's debut novel is the story of what happens to a Japanese-American family before and after their internment for more than three years in an enemy alien camp in Utah during World War II. While not a memoir, Otsuka's own family also was interned. Author lecture/reading: 7 p.m. today, College of Mount St. Joseph Theatre, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi Township; (513) 244-4724. Free and open to the public.
Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-One Musicians by Wayne Enstice and Janis Stockhouse (Indiana University Press; $39.95; includes CD). Booklist magazine said that the co-authors "bat close to a thousand" in their question-and-answer interviews with performers from pianist Marilyn Crispell to singer-pianist Diana Krall. Author signing/discussion: 1 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, 7800 Montgomery Road, Kenwood, (513) 794-9440.
Toot & Puddle: The New Friend (Little Brown; $16.99) by Holly Hobbie. Toot and Puddle reign as the most adorable pair of pigs in kid lit. In their eighth outing, the winsome duo deals with jealousy when Puddle's cousin Opal brings her glamorous new friend Daphne to visit their home in Woodcock Pocket. Author signing/discussion: 11 a.m. Saturday, Books & Co., Town and Country Shopping Center, 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering; (937) 298-6540. Also on the bill are Holly's children Nathaniel and Jocelyn, who will introduce their children's book, Priscilla and the Pink Planet (Little Brown; $15.99).
Contemporary American Doll Artists and Their Dolls by Kathryn Witt (Collector Books; $29.95). The Northern Kentucky author profiles 25 doll artists, including a few from our region. She covers all aspects of dollmaking, from materials to the stories behind the dolls. The Beringer-Crawford Museum is hosting, "A Doll Affair," during which Witt will sign her book and the museum will showcase its antique dolls. Contemporary artists will be on hand and you can bring dolls for appraisal. 2 p.m. Sunday, 1600 Montague Road, Devou Park, Covington; (859) 491-4003. $3 admission.
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