This year's One Book One San Diego title is Know My Name Chanel Miller.
Miller’s story of trauma and transcendence illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicting a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shining with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life. Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic. -Penguin Random House
If you would like a copy of the book, contact librarian Robin Lang at rlang@pointlom.edu. You may also borrow a copy of Know My Name from Ryan Library.
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For information on how to borrow the ebook or audiobook edition of Know My Name from San Diego County Library, see the box at the bottom of this page.
Writers and pals Chanel Miller and Karen Chee chat with a guest about how they experience the world through one of their senses.
One Book, One San Diego is our region's premier literary program, presented in partnership between KPBS and over 80 public libraries, service organizations, universities, and other educational institutions. Now in its 18th year, the purpose is to bring our community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book. Ryan Library is a proud partner. For a calendar of events, visit kpbs.org/one-book/.
Author Reactions and 2024 OBOSD Selections
Chanel Miller is a writer and artist. Her memoir, Know My Name, was a New York Times bestseller, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book, and a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Ridenhour Book Prize, and the California Book Award. It was also a best book of the year in TIME, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, NPR, and People, among others. She was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and a Time Next 100 honoree, and was a Glamour Woman of the Year honoree under her pseudonym, Emily Doe. She has always dreamed of writing and illustrating children’s books. You can visit her online at Chanel-Miller.com or follow her on Instagram @Chanel_Miller. -Penguin Random House
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Policy
Point Loma Nazarene University is committed to maintaining work, learning, and living environment that is free from sex discrimination and does not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of sex in its education programs and activities, including retaliation for asserting or otherwise participating in claims of sex discrimination.
The university is also committed to providing a work, learning, and living environment that is free of sexual harassment, including retaliation for asserting or otherwise participating in claims of sex harassment. -Title IX Office
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