One Book One Broomfield Creates Community Through Reading

By Bette Erickson

Join the movement to foster community through reading. One Book One Broomfield invites residents to read this year's selection, “Happiness Falls” by author Angie Kim and participate in book discussions and related events and hear from the author on Thursday, November 6 at the Broomfield Auditorium. Events are open to all, regardless of home library.

The goal of Broomfield’s One Book program, dating back to 2006, is to create a citywide reading and discussion program that encourages residents to read the same book at the same time, creating a shared sense of community through literature.

Kim’s novel, described as gripping and thought-provoking, is a thrilling mystery about a father gone missing, and deftly explores family relationships, communication, and the complexities of human connection.

The book also presents as a platform for the author to share deeply intellectual textbook concepts such as Noam Chomsky’s theory of psycholinguistic nativism and the rudiments of speech therapy, sometimes challenging the reader solely focused on solving the mystery of the missing father.

The book is a page turner, though, and appealing in its first-person narrative.

To learn more about the One Book One Broomfield program visit www. broomfield.org and search One Book, One Broomfield 2025.

Join “Happiness Falls” author Angie Kim for the One Book One Broomfield talk 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 6 at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Rd. The event is free and open to the public.

Previous One Book One Broomfield Titles have included:

2006: “The Meadow” by James Galvin

2007: “The Greatest Generation” by Tom Brokaw

2008: “Breakfast with Buddha” by Roland Merullo

2009: “Eventide” by Kent Haruf

2010: “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford

2011: “Thinking in Pictures” by Temple Grandin

2012: “Healer” by Carol Cassella

2013: “The Dog Stars” by Peter Heller

2014: “Blood Memory” by Margaret Coel

2015: “Neverhome” by Laird Hunt

Author Angie Kim

2016: “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk” by Ben Montgomery

2017: “Dark Matter” by Blake Crouch

2018: “Lucky Boy” by Shanthi Sekaran

2019: “Beautiful Boy” by David Sheff

2020: “Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country” by Pam Houston

2021: “Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez

2022: “The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees” by Meredith May

2023: “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann

2024: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt

Bette Erickson writes about people, places, and events. Contact her at bette_erickson@hotmail.com.