Friends, this gnome has some exciting news! On Sunday, July 7th, we’ll be doing a special, off-cycle book-hiding adventure/scavenger hunt that will (hopefully) help some of you escape the heat. 🙂 Mark your calendars because that day, we’ll be hiding 15 copies of The Forgotten Botanist by local author Wynne Brown—and these books will be…
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Thirty-Fourth Tome Giveaway
Happy 34th book giveaway! To celebrate Pride Month, last weekend I hid 30 copies of Light from Uncommon Stars – a book featuring my favorite mashup of genres – scifi, fantasy, and contemporary. As Kirkus Reviews noted, “A runaway trans girl, a harvester of souls for hell, and a family of refugee alien doughnut makers collide in…
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
About the book, from Macmillan: “Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka’s ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She’s…
Thirty-Third Tome Giveaway
Happy 33rd book giveaway! To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, last weekend I hid 30 copies of Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers – a book featuring one of our favorite main characters, Vera Wong! Vera is a Chinese-American immigrant who runs a tea shop and gets herself ALL up in everyone’s business after she finds…
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
About the book, from Penguin Random House: “Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing…
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…
Thirty-Second Tome Giveaway
Happy 32nd book giveaway! To celebrate National Poetry Month, we partnered on a few exciting things! First, I collaborated with the UA Poetry Center to help sponsor the creation of a visual poetry of Tucson zine – Seeing Sun Spots. This gorgeous zine was designed and printed by the amazingly talented Amanda Meeks of Oustpokin’…
The Border Simulator: Poems by Gabriel Dozal, Translated by Natasha Tiniacos
About the book, from Penguin Random House: “In Gabriel Dozal’s debut collection, the U.S.-Mexico border is redefined as a place of invention; crossing it becomes a matter of simulation. The poems accompany Primitivo, who attempts to cross the border, an imaginary boundary that becomes more real and challenging as his journey progresses; and his sister, Primitiva,…
Thirty-First Tome Giveaway!
Happy 31st book giveaway! To celebrate Women’s History Month, we decided it would be fun to use this opportunity to celebrate TWO amazing women: the author of this book (Michiko Aoyama) and the translator (Alison Watts). We love international literature and are so grateful to the amazing translators who ensure that we (those of us…
What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts
About the book, from HarperCollins: “What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to…
Tucson Tome Gnome 