'Star Trek' Legend George Takei Book Talk Planned In Batavia

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect George Takei will not be at the Batavia event. Library staff will instead lead the discussion. Patch apologizes for the error.

BATAVIA, IL — "Star Trek" lovers, readers of graphic novels and interested guests are invited to attend a Feb. 8 Batavia Public Library event discussing George Takei’s latest graphic novel.

Known worldwide for his portrayal of Hikaru Sulu on "Star Trek," Takei penned "They Call Us Enemy" in 2019. Library staff will discuss the work at the free event.

One stipulation? Attendees are asked to read the 208-paged book in advance. The graphic novel recounts the actor and activist's childhood imprisoned in American concentration camps during World War II.

The book is co-authored by Justin Eisinger, an editor at IDW Publishing, and comics publicist Steven Scott.

"'They Called Us Enemy' is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the joys and terrors of growing up under legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future," reads the book's description.

The book talk will happen at the library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., as part of its annual One Book, One Batavia reading program. The event is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. and run for an hour.

"They Call Us Enemy" is available for purchase at retailers including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.