One Book, One San Diego Nomination Form

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You can now help us find the next One Book, One San Diego selections by submitting your nomination at any time! This online nomination form is now open year round. Please submit nominations prior to March 15, 2026 for titles to be considered for the 2026 One Book, One San Diego season.

In order to nominate a title, you must have read the entire book. You can only submit one title at a time. Submission of more than one form with different titles is allowed. The nomination deadline is March 15, 2026.

For the required selection criteria for the One Book, Sin Fronteras program in Spanish, please see below.

To learn more about One Book, One San Diego, visit https://www.kpbs.org/onebook.

REQUIRED SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ALL NOMINATIONS

1. Author is alive.
2. The book has professional reviews, is currently in print, and readily available in large quantities (not print-on-demand/not self-published).
3. Published during or after 2021.

4. Themes resonate with local and/or global communities, and people of all backgrounds.
5. Inspires discussion, conversations, and action.

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

- FOR ADULTS (One Book, One San Diego)
1. Story (fiction or nonfiction) is of high literary quality, and has a clear, compelling narrative or argument.
2. Available in paperback AND hardcover.

3. Length does not exceed 500 pages.
4. Suitable for high school study and up.
5. Preferred: Available in Spanish translation.

6. Preferred: Accessible via multiple formats (E-Book, audiobook, etc.)

- FOR TEENS (One Book for Teens)
1. Appropriate for readers 12 and up.
2. Preferred: Available with illustrations or as a graphic novel.
3. Preferred: Available in Spanish translation.

- FOR KIDS (One Book for Kids)
1. Appropriate for readers ages 4 to 11.
2. Preferred: Available in Spanish translation.

- FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE READERS (One Book Without Borders; One Book Sin Fronteras)
1. Appropriate for readers 12 and up.
2. If a Spanish translation is not available from the adult selection, a book that is available in Spanish will be chosen that discusses similar topics.

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Ayúdenos a encontrar las selecciones de 2026 One Book, One San Diego enviando su nominación. Recuerde que debe haber leído el libro completo para poder nominarlo. La fecha límite de nominación es el 15 de marzo de 2026.

Criterios de Selección
1. El autor está vivo.
2. Debe tener reseñas profesionales y el libro debe estar actualmente impreso y fácilmente disponible en grandes cantidades (no impreso bajo demanda).
3. Publicado durante o después de 2021.
4. Historia (ficción o no ficción) que sea de alta calidad literaria y tenga una narrativa sólida y convincente y
personajes bien desarrollados. (categoría adulto)
5. Los temas resuenan en las comunidades locales y/o globales y en gente de todo origen.
6. Inspira discusiones, conversaciones y acción.
7. Disponible en tapa blanda y tapa dura, y el libro no tiene más de 500 páginas. (categoría adulto)
8. Adecuado para estudios de secundaria en adelante. (categoría adulto)
9. El libro para niños debe ser apropiado para lectores de 4 a 11 años.
10. El libro para adolescentes debe ser apropiado para lectores de 12 años en adelante.
11. Libro para adolescentes preferido: Disponible con ilustraciones o como novela gráfica.
12. Preferido: Disponible en traducción al español. (todas las categorías)

13. Preferido: Disponible en diversos formatos (libro digital, audiolibro, etc.) (categoría adulto)

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Sponsored by the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation, the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, the Frieda Berlinski Foundation, the Payne Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the City of San Diego, Lloyd Pest Control and KPBS.

Email *

First name *

Last name *

Zip code *

Which category is your nomination for? *

One Book Adult Selection

One Book Teens Selection

One Book Kids Selection

One Book Sin Fronteras (Spanish Language Selection)

Title of book being nominated: *

Author of book being nominated: *

Please help us make sure this book meets the following selection criteria in order to be considered:

Is the author still alive? *

Yes

Is the book available in paperback (for ADULT category only)? *

Yes

Not applicable.

Is the book available in Spanish? *

Yes

I don't know

Why should everyone in our region read this book? *

Where did you hear about this nomination form? *

Radio

Social Media

Word of Mouth

Other:

If you are a student, what school do you attend?

Launched in 2007, One Book, One San Diego encourages everyone in the San Diego and the Northern Baja region to read and discuss the same book. One Book is selected for four categories of readers: adults, teens, kids and Spanish speakers. It is a partnership, led by KPBS, with the San Diego Public Library, the San Diego County Library, San Diego State University and more than 40 others. The program is funded by the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation, Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, the Frieda Berlinski Foundation, the Payne Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the City of San Diego and Lloyd Pest Control.

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