Wowza! During this fifteenth Tome Giveaway, I had a wonderful day hiding tomes all over Tucson. Throughout the day, I hid 30 copies of The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. This was the perfect book to share in celebration of Native American Heritage/Indigenous People’s month. Some of the photos from my adventures last weekend are included…
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“The Sentence” by Louise Erdrich
About the book, from HarperCollins: “Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Sentence, asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and to the book. A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store’s most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls’ Day, but she simply won’t…
“Cemetery Boys” by Aiden Thomas
About the book, from Macmillan: “Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then…
Thirteenth Tome Giveaway: September 25, 2022
Wowza! During this thirteenth Tome Giveaway (lucky thirteen!), I had a wonderful day hiding books all over Tucson. Over the course of the day, I hid 30 copies of Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. You all came out – – – and it was the busiest, most fun/exciting tome-seeking day that we’ve experienced…
“Under the Whispering Door” by TJ Klune
About the book, from Macmillan: “Welcome to Charon’s Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to…
Twelfth Tome Giveaway: August 28, 2022
Wowza! During this twelfth Tome Giveaway, I had a wonderful day hiding books all over Tucson. Over the course of the day, I hid 30 copies of Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas. Some photos from my adventures last weekend are included in the collage above. I hope you enjoy…
“Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen” by Jose Antonio Vargas
About the book, from Harper Collins: “Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, called “the most famous undocumented immigrant in America,” tackles one of the defining issues of our time in this explosive and deeply personal call to arms. “This is not a book about the politics of immigration. This book––at its core––is not about immigration at…
Eleventh Tome Giveaway: July 24, 2022
Wowza! During this eleventh Tome Giveaway, I had a great (albeit a little stressful…) day hiding books at wet and watery places all over Tucson (which really turned out to be everywhere, since it rained!). Over the course of the day, I hid 30 copies of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Some photos from…
“Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
About the book, from Penguin Random House: “Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever. Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever…
Recap: Book & Beer Event with Borderlands Brewing Company
So, it might go without saying… but this gnome had an amazing time at our second collaboration event with Borderlands Brewing Company earlier this week! On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, TTG hid 5 different books (5 copies of each – 25 books total) around the brewery for people to find. Anyone who found a book…
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