This gnome has more exciting news to share! Earlier this week (March 8), Tucson Tome Gnome was featured in KGUN9 in a wonderful story from reporter Megan Meier. You can watch the news story here! The gnome’s helpers met with Megan a week earlier to chat about all things books, Tucson, and the joy of…
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Thank you so much, Friends! (and an update)
Friends! If you don’t follow us on Instagram, you may not have heard… but we recently met our GoFundMe goal of raising $5K to cover the costs of books for the remainder of 2022!!! Exciting! And it all came together in about 2 weeks. Our minds are blown and our hearts are full. So, how…
Support the Tucson Tome Gnome!
Friends, Tucson Tome Gnome has some exciting news! We now have a GoFundMe page to help support our work in bringing random bookish joy to our friends and neighbors in the Tucson community! We’ve had so many people reach out and ask about how they can support us, and we’re excited to share that this…
Wowza! Thanks so much, #ThisisTucson!
Friends! Tucson Tome Gnome has an exciting announcement! If you follow us on social media, you’ve probably already seen the news… but this week TTG was featured on This is Tucson, an affiliate of the Arizona Daily Star! We had such a great time chatting with Elvia Verdugo about TTG’s mission, and she’s written a…
Meet the Tome Gnome’s Helpers!
Have you been wondering who is behind the Tucson Tome Gnome? Wonder no more! The Tucson Tome Gnome is run by three good friends who share a life-long love of all things bookish. One evening during the summer of 2021, these three friends met for dinner (burgers!) and chatted about how wonderful it would be…
First Tome Giveaway: September 12, 2021
Friends! I can’t stop thinking about how much fun I had this past weekend leaving tomes all over Tucson for you to find. I ended up hiding 30 tomes around the city in some of my favorite places. A few location hints are included in the collage above and other photos in this post! If…
Something Fun is Coming, Tucson!
Something fun is coming! My favorite part of creating a bookish community is sharing books that I love with others. In this spirit, I will soon be giving away some of my tomes around town, and I hope that you will find one! The first tome I’ve selected will be shared in September and it…
Hello Tucson!
Hi Friends! I’m the Tucson Tome Gnome, and I love tomes – reading them, hiding them, and sharing them! My favorite past time is encouraging reading and sparking joy in the endearingly unique hearts of the Tucson community. Perhaps one day you’ll discover one of my tomes out and about in the world – which…
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