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As we move into late summer/early fall, thoughts start to turn to next year's Ohio Center for the Book's Great Reads from Great Places.</div>
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We encourage everyone to suggest titles for consideration, either for younger readers or for adults (18+) or both. You can enter your suggestions at
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The Ohio Center for the Book is one of <a href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/center-for-the-book/about-this-program/affiliate-centers-for-the-book/" id="OWA12d038fe-6eaa-53a2-b6e1-d8f4c54b38c6" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.loc.gov/programs/center-for-the-book/about-this-program/affiliate-centers-for-the-book/" data-auth="NotApplicable">
56 Centers for the Book affiliated with the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.</a>, representing each state and U.S. territory. Every year, the affiliated Centers for the Book select a youth and an adult “Great Reads from Great Places” book to represent
their state at the annual National Book Festival in Washington, DC.</div>
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The Ohio Center for the Book encourages everyone to suggest titles for younger readers or for adults for consideration for the 2027 selections. The general criteria include:</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation">The book is written by a living Ohio author, either born in Ohio or having lived/living in the state for at least five years.</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation">The book should have been published within the last five (5) years.</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation">The book being published by an Ohio publisher is a bonus but is not required.</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation">Books nominated can be fiction, nonfiction, graphic novel (Fiction or Nonfiction), or poetry.</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation">Books for younger readers can be for any age, from picture books to middle-grade books through books written for young adults.</div>
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We look forward to sharing all the suggested titles with our selection committee members.</div>
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If <b>you</b> would like to be considered to be a part of next year's Youth or Adult selection committee, send an email to ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org with "Great Reads Selection Committee" in the subject line. We have a couple spaces left for new members!</div>
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