Y’all, yesterday was a BUSY day! As those of you who follow us on social media know, we had planned to hide a few books at the spring premiere of the Reveille Men’s Chorus show “Heroes, Sheroes, Theyroes” (and we did!). But, before I get to that, we actually started our book hiding day earlier…
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Solutions-Focused Book & Beer Pairing/Hiding Event!
Are you a reader who cares about building a vibrant and equitable community in Southern Arizona? Do you like to enjoy local beer (and tacos)? If so, this event is for you! The Tucson Tome Gnome is teaming up with local solutions journalist Caitlin Schmidt and Borderlands Brewing Company to host a solutions-focused book and…
20th Tome Giveaway
Wowza! Happy National Poetry Month! During this twentieth Tome Giveaway, I had a wonderful day hiding tomes all over Tucson. I hid 30 copies of Someday the Plan of a Town by Todd Boss throughout the day – including 10 copies along downtown Tucson’s Haiku Hike! We also had a guest tome gnome for part…
“Someday the Plan of a Town” by Todd Boss
About the book, from W.W. Norton: “In 2018, reeling from marital, parental, and societal losses, acclaimed poet Todd Boss risked everything to be at one with the world. Boss sold his belongings and began to circle the globe in a series of consecutive housesits. He alternately inhabited thatched-roof farmhouses, hillside estates, urban apartments, and lush gardens…
Big Read Tucson: Book Hiding Recap, March 4-5, 2023
Wowza! During this special Tome Giveaway in collaboration with Big Read: Tucson, I spent an amazing two days hiding tomes all over the Tucson Festival of Books! Over the course of the two days (March 4 & 5), I hid 30 copies of Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz. Some of the photos from last…
Big Read Tucson – Hiding Tomes!
Friends! Did you know that the University of Arizona was selected for 2022-2023 to host an NEA Big Read for the Tucson community? Big Read: Tucson is a three-month-long series of multi-site public literary events in Spring 2023, centered around a book of poetry: Natalie Diaz’s Postcolonial Love Poem (2020). NEA’s Big Read program is meant to spark a love of reading and…
Upcoming Event! #ThisIsTucson’s Tucson Together Market
Did you know that #ThisIsTucson is hosting its first-ever market this weekend? Tucson Together will take place on February 18, 2023, from 11am-4pm. The event is at 55 N. Fifth Ave., in the lot across from Hotel Congress. According to the event page, street parking is free on weekends. The closest garages are Centro Garage, located…
Recap: Books & Tea/Cocktail Pairing with the Korean Rose and Taegukgi Korean BBQ
So, it might go without saying… but this gnome had an amazing time at our collaboration event with The Korean Rose and Taegukgi Korean BBQ on December 15! That evening, we hid 15 books (five copies of three books – each paired with a special tea and special cocktail!). Anyone who found a book received…
Thank you, TJ Klune!
Oh my goodness. Friends: if you’ve been paying attention to our social media AT ALL over the past few weeks, then you already know that TJ Klune, author of The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door, is our surprise GoFundMe donor. YES, *that* TJ KLUNE. Not once, but twice (!) he’s…
Recap: Fundraising Event with Mostly Books
In case you missed the announcements leading up to the event last week (LOL), in celebration of the Tome Gnome’s 1-year anniversary, Mostly Books donated a portion of every purchase made on Saturday, September 24 to our 2023 fundraising campaign! So what happened? Drum roll, please… Friends: you showed up, bought a TON of books…
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