Happy 48th book giveaway! We celebrated the (almost!) end of summer by hiding 30 copies of The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela. This gnome loved this book so much and can’t wait for you all to read it and enjoy it too ❤

If you’re new here and didn’t get a chance to find a book on book-hiding day, some of our amazing guest gnomes are hiding an additional 15 books (on top of the 30) around Tucson over the next few weeks. So keep your eyes peeled, as 15 more copies of The Town of Babylon are being hidden around town! We do not post any hint photos of these books, as they are truly meant to be a random act of kindness for those who happen upon them. Yay for random bookish joy and delight!

AND, we can’t forget to thank (and give a big shoutout!) to our August Community Kindness Sponsor, the Sarah Meadows! We are so grateful to her for helping to offset the cost of the extra 15 books we hid this month!

AND A QUICK UPDATE: We have launched our fundraiser for hiding books in 2026! Although our Community Kindness Sponsorships ($250) provide critical monthly support to help offset the cost of the extra 15 books we hide every month, they do not cover all our expenses for books and supplies (and other fun, non-exciting but necessary things like business insurance, LOL). So, if you are feeling generous and want to see the Tome Gnome celebrate its five-year anniversary this time next year, we hope you’ll consider donating!

DONATE TO OUR GOFUNDME HERE!

In September, we will be celebrating our FOUR-YEAR TOME GNOMIVERSARY (and if you’ve been following us for a while, you know what that means)… So keep an eye out here, on Instagram, and on our Facebook page for updates on our next book-hiding adventure(s)!