Friends: Last weekend, we had a blast hiding some books in partnership with our friends at the Tucson Spotlight! We hid 4 copies of each of the following 3 books to help build some hype up for the Tucson Festival of Books (all three of these authors will be joining us at the festival, so…
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So many book hiding events!
Friends: Last weekend, we had a blast hiding some books at #ThisIsTucson’s Tucson Together Market! We also hosted a table, sold some merch, ate some tasty food, and spoke with so many amazing bookish people (many of you might be reading this now – – – welcome to our blog, and thank you for signing…
42nd Tome Giveaway, a fundraising update, and MORE upcoming events!
Ok, to start, we are so excited to announce that this week, we met (and exceeded!!!) our $10K fundraising goal for 2025! We wouldn’t be here without the generosity of all of you, and one of our incredibly kind, long-time supporters (hi Max McCauslin!) made an amazing contribution this week that launched us over the…
41st Tome Giveaway – and another book-hiding weekend!
Before we jump into sharing an update on last weekend’s first book-hiding adventure of the new year, we’re here to remind you that we’re currently raising money to fund book-hiding this year – and we need your help! Once we hit our $10K goal, anyone who donated $100 or more to the fundraiser will be…
Happy (Almost) New Year, and a Year-End Ask
Can you all believe that 2024 is almost over? 2025 is coming quickly, and we are feeling hopeful (but also realistic…) about what the new year might bring. After the election in November, we published this post, reaffirming that we are here, we aren’t planning on going anywhere, and we will continue to support and…
Giving Tuesday – And Gratitude to The Booktender!
Friends: If you receive emails or text messages from your favorite nonprofits, then you know that Giving Tuesday is tomorrow (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)! Have you all been inundated with messages yet? I know I have. But, here we are, tossing ourselves into the fray 😉 Even though we’ll likely be drowned out by a…
It’s been a week.
Friends: We’ve been struggling to think about what to write, what to post, what to say. This has been an atrocious week for so many of us – especially for our most vulnerable friends and neighbors. We’re exhausted, not sleeping well, and feeling too many emotions. Although the urge to hermit has been strong, we’ve…
Banned Books Week 2024
If you’ve somehow missed the news, tomorrow (September 22!) marks the official start of Banned Books Week here in the United States. If you’ve been following the Tome Gnome (either here or on social media) for any period of time, then you know that we support the freedom to read and stand against book censorship and banning….
Three Year Tome Gnome-iversary!
Friends! If you missed the news, this month we are celebrating our three-year tome gnome-iversary and kicking off our FOURTH year of hiding and sharing books with our local Tucson community. As part of the celebration, we launched our anniversary celebrations by hiding 30 copies of TJ Klune’s newest book (Somewhere Beyond the Sea) this…
Podcasts and Radio Shows – Oh My!
Hi friends. It’s been a while since we’ve shared an update about things OTHER than our monthly books hiding, so we thought it was time to catch you up on some exciting activities that have been going on! First, we recorded a lovely podcast with the fabulous ladies (Liz & Holly) from Speaking LITerally towards…
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