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 and educational institutions. Now in its 20th year, the purpose is to bring our community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book
The 2026 Selections
Adults
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
By Stephen Graham Jones
A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor, is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.
- Get the eBook (no waitlist or holds!)
- Get the audiobook (no waitlist or holds!)
- Request a print copy
Teens
The Cartoonists Club
By Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud
Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures!
- Get the eBook (no waitlist or holds!)
- Tome prestado el libro electrónico (¡sin listas de espera o reservas!)
- Request a print copy
Kids
Books on Bikes
By F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell and illustrated by Brizida Magro
Lía loves books, and she reads all the time—even while walking her trusty bike through town. But sometimes books can be hard to come by. When Lía discovers her neighbors are as eager for books as she is, she takes a page from the heroes she has read about and pedals into action!
One Book, Sin Fronteras
Libros libres, sobre ruedas
Por F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, y ilustrado por Brizida Magro
A Lía le encantan los libros, y lee todo el tiempo—incluso cuando va con su leal bicicleta por la ciudad. Pero algunas veces es difícil conseguir libros. Cuando Lía descubre que sus vecinos tienen tantas ganas como ella de conseguir libros, ¡arranca de la página la inspiración de los héroes que ha leído y pedalea decidida!
Events
One Book is funded by the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation. Additional support comes from the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, the Frieda Berlinski Foundation, the Payne Family Foundation, and the LaFleur Family.