About the book, from Tor/Macmillan: “Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six magical and so-called dangerous children who live there. Arthur works hard and…
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Thirty-Sixth Tome Giveaway
Happy 36th book giveaway! To celebrate the fact that we are (slowly…) nearing the end of summer in Tucson (oh, the heat, I will not miss it…), last weekend I hid 30 copies of Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. This book has some amazing twists and turns. As the NY Times described it, this book as full…
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
About the book, from Penguin Random House: ““We didn’t call the police right away.” Those are the electric first words of this extraordinary novel about a biracial Korean American family in Virginia whose lives are upended when their beloved father and husband goes missing. Mia, the irreverent, hyper analytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for…
Santa Cruz River Farmers Market Book Hiding!
Hi friends, we have an exciting announcement! Tomorrow (Thursday, August 8), we are collaborating with the Santa Cruz River Farmers Market to help them celebrate National Farmers Market Week! What is better than fresh local produce along with some fun foodie-themed reads? We’ll be hiding 8 books at the market, which opens at 4pm and…
Thirty-Fifth Tome Giveaway
Happy 35th book giveaway! To celebrate summer in Tucson (oh, the heat…), last weekend I hid 30 copies of Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez. This book is a perfect summer read. Abby Jimenez has an amazing ability to write about serious topics in the context of a romantic comedy. She pulls it off beautifully. We…
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
About the book, from Hachette: “Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll…
Special Summer Book Hiding!
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…
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…
Tucson Tome Gnome 