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One City One Book 2020/2021: Longlist

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Staff-created list

Titles under consideration for SFPL's 2020 One City One Book selection.

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24 items

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Know My Name

Know My Name

A Memoir

by Miller, Chanel

Book - 2019

The 2021 One City One Book Selection. The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose statement to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors. The 2021 One City One Book Selection. The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose statement to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors. Show less

The 2021 One City One Book Selection. The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose statement to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors. The 2021 One City One Book Selection. The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose statement to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors. Show less

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Here We Are

Here We Are

American Dreams, American Nightmares

by Shahani, Aarti Namdev

Book - 2019

NPR's Silicon Valley correspondent, on how the concept of the American dream gave her the chance to succeed while simultaneously destroying her immigrant family. NPR's Silicon Valley correspondent, on how the concept of the American dream gave her the chance to succeed while simultaneously destroying her immigrant family. Show less

NPR's Silicon Valley correspondent, on how the concept of the American dream gave her the chance to succeed while simultaneously destroying her immigrant family. NPR's Silicon Valley correspondent, on how the concept of the American dream gave her the chance to succeed while simultaneously destroying her immigrant family. Show less

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The Overstory

The Overstory

A Novel

by Powers, Richard

Book - 2018

Presents an impassioned novel of activism and natural-world power that is comprised of interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summone...Show more Presents an impassioned novel of activism and natural-world power that is comprised of interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest. Show less

Presents an impassioned novel of activism and natural-world power that is comprised of interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summone...Show more Presents an impassioned novel of activism and natural-world power that is comprised of interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest. Show less

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Dear Girls

Dear Girls

Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living your Best Life

by Wong, Ali

Book - 2019

The comedian, actor, and writer distills years of advice into letters to her daughters, behind-the-scenes memories of Wong’s past that stand out for their...Show more The comedian, actor, and writer distills years of advice into letters to her daughters, behind-the-scenes memories of Wong’s past that stand out for their pointed depiction of a Bay Area immigrant family. A down-to-earth collection that is raw but not irreverent. Show less

The comedian, actor, and writer distills years of advice into letters to her daughters, behind-the-scenes memories of Wong’s past that stand out for their...Show more The comedian, actor, and writer distills years of advice into letters to her daughters, behind-the-scenes memories of Wong’s past that stand out for their pointed depiction of a Bay Area immigrant family. A down-to-earth collection that is raw but not irreverent. Show less

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Here Is Where I Walk

Here Is Where I Walk

Episodes From A Life in the Forest

by Roberts, Leslie Carol

Book - 2019

Set in the Presidio of San Francisco, this work describes this once military outpost, now a national park. Set in the Presidio of San Francisco, this work describes this once military outpost, now a national park. Show less

Set in the Presidio of San Francisco, this work describes this once military outpost, now a national park. Set in the Presidio of San Francisco, this work describes this once military outpost, now a national park. Show less

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Bottle Grove

Bottle Grove

A Novel

by Handler, Daniel

Book - 2019

Consumed by their baser natures, two San Francisco couples struggle to find happiness within the confines of marriage and immense wealth. Consumed by their baser natures, two San Francisco couples struggle to find happiness within the confines of marriage and immense wealth. Show less

Consumed by their baser natures, two San Francisco couples struggle to find happiness within the confines of marriage and immense wealth. Consumed by their baser natures, two San Francisco couples struggle to find happiness within the confines of marriage and immense wealth. Show less

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Those Who Wander

Those Who Wander

America's Lost Street Kids

by Ho, V.

Book - 2019

Former San Francisco Chronicle criminal justice reporter Ho takes to the streets of the Bay Area and other urban regions of the country to show readers ho...Show more Former San Francisco Chronicle criminal justice reporter Ho takes to the streets of the Bay Area and other urban regions of the country to show readers how children are surviving on the streets without parental supervision, housing, or employment. An empathetic overview of life as a homeless youth in America. Show less

Former San Francisco Chronicle criminal justice reporter Ho takes to the streets of the Bay Area and other urban regions of the country to show readers ho...Show more Former San Francisco Chronicle criminal justice reporter Ho takes to the streets of the Bay Area and other urban regions of the country to show readers how children are surviving on the streets without parental supervision, housing, or employment. An empathetic overview of life as a homeless youth in America. Show less

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Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll

Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll

How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created A New American Profession

by Friedman, Andrew

Book - 2018

Andrew Friedman goes inside Chez Panisse and other Bay Area restaurants to show how the politically charged backdrop of Berkeley helped draw new talent to...Show more Andrew Friedman goes inside Chez Panisse and other Bay Area restaurants to show how the politically charged backdrop of Berkeley helped draw new talent to the profession; into the historically underrated community of Los Angeles chefs, including a young Wolfgang Puck and future stars such as Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken, and Nancy Silverton; and into the clash of cultures between established French chefs in New York City and the American game changers behind The Quilted Giraffe, The River Cafe, and other East Coast establishments. Show less

Andrew Friedman goes inside Chez Panisse and other Bay Area restaurants to show how the politically charged backdrop of Berkeley helped draw new talent to...Show more Andrew Friedman goes inside Chez Panisse and other Bay Area restaurants to show how the politically charged backdrop of Berkeley helped draw new talent to the profession; into the historically underrated community of Los Angeles chefs, including a young Wolfgang Puck and future stars such as Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken, and Nancy Silverton; and into the clash of cultures between established French chefs in New York City and the American game changers behind The Quilted Giraffe, The River Cafe, and other East Coast establishments. Show less

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Cantoras

Cantoras

by De Robertis, Carolina

Book - 2019

In the shadow of a violent dictatorship, five queer women find the courage and strength to live their truth. A stunning novel about queer love, womanhood, and personal and political revolution. In the shadow of a violent dictatorship, five queer women find the courage and strength to live their truth. A stunning novel about queer love, womanhood, and personal and political revolution. Show less

In the shadow of a violent dictatorship, five queer women find the courage and strength to live their truth. A stunning novel about queer love, womanhood, and personal and political revolution. In the shadow of a violent dictatorship, five queer women find the courage and strength to live their truth. A stunning novel about queer love, womanhood, and personal and political revolution. Show less

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Alta California

Alta California

From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State

by Neely, Nick

Book - 2019

A chronicle of the author’s 12-week, 650-mile journey, on foot, from San Diego to San Francisco, tracing a Spanish expedition of 64 men and 50 mules led b...Show more A chronicle of the author’s 12-week, 650-mile journey, on foot, from San Diego to San Francisco, tracing a Spanish expedition of 64 men and 50 mules led by Capt. Gaspar de Portolá from July 14 to Nov. 6, 1769. A sprawling record of a unique adventure. Show less

A chronicle of the author’s 12-week, 650-mile journey, on foot, from San Diego to San Francisco, tracing a Spanish expedition of 64 men and 50 mules led b...Show more A chronicle of the author’s 12-week, 650-mile journey, on foot, from San Diego to San Francisco, tracing a Spanish expedition of 64 men and 50 mules led by Capt. Gaspar de Portolá from July 14 to Nov. 6, 1769. A sprawling record of a unique adventure. Show less

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Black Death at the Golden Gate

Black Death at the Golden Gate

The Race to Save America From the Bubonic Plague

by Randall, David K.

Book - 2019

At the end of 1899, bubonic plague broke out in Honolulu, with an unknown number of deaths and panic in its wake. Public health officials on the mainland ...Show more At the end of 1899, bubonic plague broke out in Honolulu, with an unknown number of deaths and panic in its wake. Public health officials on the mainland knew that San Francisco was likely next, and they mounted a campaign of quarantine. Even so, crowded Chinatown, in the heart of the city, saw the first cases. A complex tale of medicine, politics, race, and public health. Show less

At the end of 1899, bubonic plague broke out in Honolulu, with an unknown number of deaths and panic in its wake. Public health officials on the mainland ...Show more At the end of 1899, bubonic plague broke out in Honolulu, with an unknown number of deaths and panic in its wake. Public health officials on the mainland knew that San Francisco was likely next, and they mounted a campaign of quarantine. Even so, crowded Chinatown, in the heart of the city, saw the first cases. A complex tale of medicine, politics, race, and public health. Show less

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The Golden State

The Golden State

by Kiesling, Lydia

Book - 2018

A Bay Area woman's Turkish husband is being prevented from returning to the US due to a visa processing error. The narrator flees to stay a weekend in rur...Show more A Bay Area woman's Turkish husband is being prevented from returning to the US due to a visa processing error. The narrator flees to stay a weekend in rural Northern CA while taking care of her baby daughter. While it's full of serious themes (immigration, Islamophobia, motherhood, present political tensions, even California state separatists), the narrator is quite funny, making a book that would otherwise be claustrophobic into something subtle and humorous and wonderful that slowly creeps up on you. (Also, the audiobook has, for once, a good reader who understands how to convey the one of the novel.) Show less

A Bay Area woman's Turkish husband is being prevented from returning to the US due to a visa processing error. The narrator flees to stay a weekend in rur...Show more A Bay Area woman's Turkish husband is being prevented from returning to the US due to a visa processing error. The narrator flees to stay a weekend in rural Northern CA while taking care of her baby daughter. While it's full of serious themes (immigration, Islamophobia, motherhood, present political tensions, even California state separatists), the narrator is quite funny, making a book that would otherwise be claustrophobic into something subtle and humorous and wonderful that slowly creeps up on you. (Also, the audiobook has, for once, a good reader who understands how to convey the one of the novel.) Show less

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America Is Not the Heart

America Is Not the Heart

by Castillo, Elaine

Book - 2018

From a female lens this novel is a moving immigrant family saga set in the Bay Area, illuminating the troubled political history of the Philippines, and growing up Filipino in America. From a female lens this novel is a moving immigrant family saga set in the Bay Area, illuminating the troubled political history of the Philippines, and growing up Filipino in America. Show less

From a female lens this novel is a moving immigrant family saga set in the Bay Area, illuminating the troubled political history of the Philippines, and growing up Filipino in America. From a female lens this novel is a moving immigrant family saga set in the Bay Area, illuminating the troubled political history of the Philippines, and growing up Filipino in America. Show less

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Jimmy Neurosis

Jimmy Neurosis

A Memoir

by Oseland, James

Book - 2019

From a celebrated figure of the food world comes a poignant, provocative memoir about being young and gay during the 1970s punk revolution in America. From a celebrated figure of the food world comes a poignant, provocative memoir about being young and gay during the 1970s punk revolution in America. Show less

From a celebrated figure of the food world comes a poignant, provocative memoir about being young and gay during the 1970s punk revolution in America. From a celebrated figure of the food world comes a poignant, provocative memoir about being young and gay during the 1970s punk revolution in America. Show less

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The White Devil's Daughters

The White Devil's Daughters

The Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown

by Siler, Julia Flynn

Book - 2019

An eye-opening account of the valiant work of a handful of Christian women against the enslavement of Asian girls in San Francisco’s Chinatown from the mi...Show more An eye-opening account of the valiant work of a handful of Christian women against the enslavement of Asian girls in San Francisco’s Chinatown from the mid-1870s well into the next century. An accessible, well-written, riveting tale of a dismal, little-known corner of American history. Show less

An eye-opening account of the valiant work of a handful of Christian women against the enslavement of Asian girls in San Francisco’s Chinatown from the mi...Show more An eye-opening account of the valiant work of a handful of Christian women against the enslavement of Asian girls in San Francisco’s Chinatown from the mid-1870s well into the next century. An accessible, well-written, riveting tale of a dismal, little-known corner of American history. Show less

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The Known, the Secret, the Forgotten

The Known, the Secret, the Forgotten

A Memoir

by Wheelis, Joan

Book - 2019

A glimpse into the author’s childhood in San Francisco and her relationship with her distinguished psychoanalyst parents through a series of jewel-like vignettes. A glimpse into the author’s childhood in San Francisco and her relationship with her distinguished psychoanalyst parents through a series of jewel-like vignettes. Show less

A glimpse into the author’s childhood in San Francisco and her relationship with her distinguished psychoanalyst parents through a series of jewel-like vignettes. A glimpse into the author’s childhood in San Francisco and her relationship with her distinguished psychoanalyst parents through a series of jewel-like vignettes. Show less

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San Francisco Year Zero

San Francisco Year Zero

Political Upheaval, Punk Rock and A Third Place Baseball Team

by Mitchell, Lincoln Abraham

Book - 2020

This freewheeling narrative captures the chaos of 1978 well, with a decade’s worth of highs and lows packed into one memorable calendar year. Individual e...Show more This freewheeling narrative captures the chaos of 1978 well, with a decade’s worth of highs and lows packed into one memorable calendar year. Individual events don’t cohere into a single thesis—one would be hard-pressed to tie in the Giants’s season with the paradigm-shaking changes covered elsewhere—but San Francisco Year Zero is still a rollicking look at a very unique year in a very unique city. Show less

This freewheeling narrative captures the chaos of 1978 well, with a decade’s worth of highs and lows packed into one memorable calendar year. Individual e...Show more This freewheeling narrative captures the chaos of 1978 well, with a decade’s worth of highs and lows packed into one memorable calendar year. Individual events don’t cohere into a single thesis—one would be hard-pressed to tie in the Giants’s season with the paradigm-shaking changes covered elsewhere—but San Francisco Year Zero is still a rollicking look at a very unique year in a very unique city. Show less

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The Future of Another Timeline

The Future of Another Timeline

by Newitz, Annalee

Book - 2019

Time travelers battle for the future in this feminist sci-fi thriller. Time travelers battle for the future in this feminist sci-fi thriller. Show less

Time travelers battle for the future in this feminist sci-fi thriller. Time travelers battle for the future in this feminist sci-fi thriller. Show less

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Antisocial

Antisocial

Online Extremists, Techno-utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation

by Marantz, Andrew

Book - 2019

A searching study of the right-wing gate-crashers who have overwhelmed social media in the Trump era. A searching study of the right-wing gate-crashers who have overwhelmed social media in the Trump era. Show less

A searching study of the right-wing gate-crashers who have overwhelmed social media in the Trump era. A searching study of the right-wing gate-crashers who have overwhelmed social media in the Trump era. Show less

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Save Me From Dangerous Men

Save Me From Dangerous Men

A Novel

by Lelchuk, S. A.

Book - 2019

Meet brainy bookshop owner, private investigator, and part-time vigilante Nikki Griffin. Thirty-three-year-old Nikki adores motorcycles—and books. In fact, she owns a quaint little bookstore in Berkley called The Brimstone Magpie. Meet brainy bookshop owner, private investigator, and part-time vigilante Nikki Griffin. Thirty-three-year-old Nikki adores motorcycles—and books. In fact, she owns a quaint little bookstore in Berkley called The Brimstone Magpie. Show less

Meet brainy bookshop owner, private investigator, and part-time vigilante Nikki Griffin. Thirty-three-year-old Nikki adores motorcycles—and books. In fact, she owns a quaint little bookstore in Berkley called The Brimstone Magpie. Meet brainy bookshop owner, private investigator, and part-time vigilante Nikki Griffin. Thirty-three-year-old Nikki adores motorcycles—and books. In fact, she owns a quaint little bookstore in Berkley called The Brimstone Magpie. Show less

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Golden Gates

Golden Gates

Fighting for Housing in America

by Dougherty, Conor

Book - 2020

New York Times economics reporter illuminates why affordable housing is scarce for tens of millions of Americans, with a focus on the San Francisco metro area. New York Times economics reporter illuminates why affordable housing is scarce for tens of millions of Americans, with a focus on the San Francisco metro area. Show less

New York Times economics reporter illuminates why affordable housing is scarce for tens of millions of Americans, with a focus on the San Francisco metro area. New York Times economics reporter illuminates why affordable housing is scarce for tens of millions of Americans, with a focus on the San Francisco metro area. Show less

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Housing the City by the Bay

Housing the City by the Bay

Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco

by Baranski, John

Book - 2019

Follows the ebbs and flows of San Francisco's public housing program: the Progressive Era and New Deal reforms that led to the creation of the San Franci...Show more Follows the ebbs and flows of San Francisco's public housing program: the Progressive Era and New Deal reforms that led to the creation of the San Francisco Housing Authority in 1938, conflicts over urban renewal and desegregation, and the federal and local efforts to privatize government housing at the turn of the twenty-first century. Show less

Follows the ebbs and flows of San Francisco's public housing program: the Progressive Era and New Deal reforms that led to the creation of the San Franci...Show more Follows the ebbs and flows of San Francisco's public housing program: the Progressive Era and New Deal reforms that led to the creation of the San Francisco Housing Authority in 1938, conflicts over urban renewal and desegregation, and the federal and local efforts to privatize government housing at the turn of the twenty-first century. Show less

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Newcomers

Newcomers

Gentrification and Its Discontents

by Schuerman, Matthew L.

Book - 2019

In Newcomers, journalist Matthew L. Schuerman explains how a phenomenon that began with good intentions has turned into one of the most vexing social problems of our time. In Newcomers, journalist Matthew L. Schuerman explains how a phenomenon that began with good intentions has turned into one of the most vexing social problems of our time. Show less

In Newcomers, journalist Matthew L. Schuerman explains how a phenomenon that began with good intentions has turned into one of the most vexing social problems of our time. In Newcomers, journalist Matthew L. Schuerman explains how a phenomenon that began with good intentions has turned into one of the most vexing social problems of our time. Show less

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The Dreamt Land

The Dreamt Land

Chasing Water and Dust Across California

by Arax, Mark

Book - 2019

An excellent history of California’s water woes punctuated with many stories of the local growers. An excellent history of California’s water woes punctuated with many stories of the local growers. Show less

An excellent history of California’s water woes punctuated with many stories of the local growers. An excellent history of California’s water woes punctuated with many stories of the local growers. Show less

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