One City One Book Selection Committee 2013:
- Jill Bourne, Deputy City Librarian at SFPL
- Dana Contreras, Twitter Engineer
- Kevin Hunsanger, Co-Owner of Green Apple Books
- Jewelle Gomez, novelist/playwright
- Hut Landon, Executive Director, NCIBA
- Laura Lent, Chief of Collections & Technical Services at SFPL
- Rosie Levy Merlin, Program Outreach Librarian at SFPL
We search for a book that meets as many of the following criteria as possible:
- High literary quality;
- Reflective of universal issues facing San Franciscans;
- Mirrors the diversity of San Francisco;
- Connects to San Francisco either through the content or perhaps because the author is from San Francisco;
- Available in key languages;
- Currently in print and available in large quantities;
- Appeals to adults and high-schoolers;
- Available in paperback;
- Capable of sparking provocative discussions;
- Lends itself to engaging public programs around the book.
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