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This guide includes information on Ryan Library's programming around the One Book One San Diego book of the year, in addition to resources for further study related to the book's themes. This year's guide focuses on sexual assault.

One Book One San Diego

One Book One San Diego in Partnership with Ryan Library

Book cover of Know My Name

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.

For more information, see the publisher's book summary and reading guide

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.

I Am with You - A Short Film by Chanel Miller

Podcast: Makes Sense with Chanel & Karen

Writers and pals Chanel Miller and Karen Chee chat with a guest about how they experience the world through one of their senses.

About One Book One San Diego

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

About Chanel Miller

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

PLNU's Title IX Office

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

Visit PLNU's Title IX Office website:

  • To view the complete policy
  • Get help how if you or someone you know is the victim of sexual assault or harrassment
  • Make a report
  • Learn how to support a survivor of sexual assault
  • View other resources

 

Accessing the Audiobook and eBook for Free

San Diego County Libraries (SDCL) has generously provided free access with no wait-time to the electronic copy of The Sum of Us. If you don't already have a SDCL library card, signing-up for one is easy.

To sign up for an electronic library card using your mobile number, your mobile number must have an area code from San Diego County. Once you're registered for a library card, use the instructions below.

Instructions to Access eBook 

  1. To borrow a free electronic copy, click here: https://sdcl.overdrive.com/media/4769019
  2. Click the teal Borrow button
  3. Click on the hyperlink that says "Need a library card? Get a free one instantly using your mobile number." 
    1. Or if you already have a San Diego County Library card, type in your card number and pin.
  4. Once borrowed, choose to open the audiobook on the Libby app or read the ebook on a Kindle, the Kindle app, or in a browser such as Chrome.
  5. You'll have 14 days to read the book before your loan will expire and the book will automatically disappear from your account.