This month, September 2026, marks the FIVE-YEAR (!!!) Anniversary of the Tucson Tome Gnome. Launched as a pandemic community-building (but social-distancing-appropriate) idea, we are so happy to still be here, still sharing books with all of you. Over the past years, we’ve shared over 3,000 free books throughout Tucson (and surrounding areas), participated in countless…
60th Tome Giveaway
Happy 60th book giveaway! We had an amazing time hiding 30 copies of Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth a few weekends ago! It was (still) insanely hot, but we got through it and you all showed up! Now that we’re nearly to the end of September, let’s all keep our fingers crossed that cool(er)…
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth
Before we share info about this month’s book, we want to recognize that this month’s “Community Kindness Sponsor” (which helps offset the cost of the extra 20 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month – the “random act of kindness” books) is our friend Talia Root! We are so grateful for her support…
59th Tome Giveaway
Happy 59th book giveaway! We had an amazing time hiding 30 copies of Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman this past weekend! And you all SHOWED UP. It was a bookish scavenger hunt for the ages. All of you brought your A-game – – – and MONGO IS APPALLED at how quickly you found these…
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Before we share info about this month’s book, we want to recognize that this month’s “Community Kindness Sponsor” (which helps offset the cost of the extra 20 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month – the “random act of kindness” books) is our friends at Speedway Veterinary Hospital! We are so grateful for…
58th Tome Giveaway
Happy 58th book giveaway! We had an amazing time (vicariously!) hiding 30 copies of Woodworking by Emily St. James this past weekend. Why do I say “vicariously?” Well, volunteers from our June Community Kindness Sponsors (The Tucson Spotlight and the Book Chisme Book Club) offered to help us hide all the books. Huge gratitude to…
Woodworking by Emily St. James
Before we share info about this month’s book, we want to recognize that this month’s “Community Kindness Sponsor” (which helps offset the cost of the extra 20 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month – the “random act of kindness” books) are our friends at the Tucson Spotlight AND the Book Chisme Book…
57th Tome Giveaway
Happy 57th book giveaway! We had an amazing time hiding 30 copies of An Oral History of Atlantis by Ed Park last Sunday. And we even got a surprise monsoon later in the afternoon (fingers crossed that all the books were found before the rain started – we were not prepared for rain this early…
An Oral History of Atlantis by Ed Park
Before we share info about this month’s book, we want to recognize that this month’s “Community Kindness Sponsor” (which helps offset the cost of the extra 20 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month – the “random act of kindness” books) is our friend Cynthai Bardo! We are so grateful for her support…
56th Tome Giveaway
Happy 56th book giveaway! We had an amazing time hiding 30 copies of Girl Warrior by Joy Harjo last Sunday. If you are “poetry curious” but not yet ready to completely dive in, then this book is for you! It’s largely structured as short memoirs/reflections interspersed with poems – the perfect book for celebrating National…
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