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…
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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…
Thirtieth Tome Giveaway!
Folks, we’ve hit a milestone – our 30th book giveaway! To celebrate the month of love, we took a slightly different approach and hid a thematically heavy book, but it’s one that focuses on some really important topics of self-acceptance (and, in many ways, self-love), moments for reflection, and the importance and power of storytelling….
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
About the book, from HarperCollins: “Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence will save us. Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of—dangerous, the ultimate shame.” Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the…
Twenty-Ninth Tome Giveaway
Can you believe it? This month was our TWENTY-NINTH book giveaway! To kick off the new year, we hid 30 copies of Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane all over Tucson! This month, the gnome’s helpers visited A LOT of coffee shops and other cozy/covered/enclosed spaces. It was a (rare) rainy day in Tucson, and it…
Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane
About the book, from Macmillan: “Two grooms. One mother of a problem. Barnett Durang has a secret. No, not THAT secret. His widowed mother has long known he’s gay. The secret is Barnett is getting married. At his mother’s farm. In their small Louisiana town. She just doesn’t know it yet. It’ll be an intimate affair….
Twenty-Eighth Tome Giveaway
Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas weekend to those who celebrate! (And happy weekend of escapist reading, last-minute shopping, and food prep…) 🙂 During this twenty-eighth book giveaway, I had a truly magical, holiday-filled day hiding 30 copies of A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers all over Tucson! This month’s book was selected because it’s…
Tucson Tome Gnome 