UCSB Library is now accepting book suggestions for the UCSB Reads 2025 program. Please review the book selection criteria below and submit your suggestions. Previous UCSB Reads books are listed here.
UCSB Reads Book Selection Criteria
- by a living author who is also a strong public presenter
- intellectually stimulating
- interdisciplinary (i.e. can be accessed by multiple disciplines)
- can be incorporated into the UCSB curriculum
- lends itself to programming opportunities, including book discussions, film screenings, and panels
- appeals to a wide range of UCSB student and Santa Barbara community readers
- recently published (but is, ideally, available in paperback)
- critically well-received
- not too long (under 400 pages is recommended)
- adds to the UCSB Reads corpus of diverse topics and authors
- enables strategic partnerships between the library and campus or community entities
