Friends! This Gnome has exciting news! Over the past several weeks we have been cooking up ANOTHER fun event in partnership with the awesome team at Borderlands Brewing Company. Tomorrow night (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) we’ll be hosting another book and beer pairing night! Our last one was such a success, so we had to…
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“The Guncle” by Steven Rowley
About the book, from Penguin Random House: “From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer. Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece,…
Ninth Tome Giveaway: May 22, 2022
Wowza! During this ninth Tome Giveaway, I had a great day hiding books at so many amazing murals all over Tucson! Over the course of the day, I hid 30 copies of Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran. This month’s theme was “Memoirs at Murals in May!” Some photos from my adventures last weekend are included…
“Sigh, Gone” by Phuc Tran
About the book, from Macmillan: “For anyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family….
Borderlands Book & Beer Pairing List
Do you want to read the full descriptions of the book and beer pairings that were shared during the event with Borderlands Brewing Co. on May 3rd? Here they are! Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston – La Miche The La Miche is a classic Michelada. Using the base of the Citrana Gose,…
Recap: Book & Beer Event with Borderlands Brewing Company
So, it might go without saying… but this gnome had an amazing time at our first collaboration event with Borderlands Brewing Company earlier this week! On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, TTG hid 10 different books (two copies of each – 20 books total) around the brewery for people to find. Anyone who found a book…
Collaboration: Book & Beer Event With Borderlands Brewing Company!
Friends! This Gnome has exciting news! Over the past several weeks we have been cooking up a fun event in partnership with the awesome team at Borderlands Brewing Company: a book and beer pairing night! What’s better than books and beer??? At 6pm on Tuesday, May 3rd, the Tucson Tome Gnome will be hiding books…
Eighth Tome Giveaway: April 24, 2022
Wowza! During this eighth Tome Giveaway, I had a great day traversing the city AND visiting Downtown Tucons’s Haiku Hike. This month also represented this Gnome’s first collaboration! I partnered with the UA Poetry Center to hide 30 book bundles featuring Poets Laureate – 90 books total! You can read more about the authors and…
National Poetry Month Giveaway!
In celebration of National Poetry Month, this April the Tucson Tome Gnome has partnered with the University of Arizona Poetry Center to give away 30 bundles of three signed books, all featuring Poets Laureate! Also included with each bundle is a coupon for the finder to pick up a broadside of Alberto Ríos’ poem, “This…
Guest Post: Joy Harjo on Voca, the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Audiovisual Archive
Joy Harjo on Voca, the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Audiovisual Archive By University of Arizona Poetry Center Library Specialist Leela Denver & Marketing Specialist Sarah Gzemski The University of Arizona Poetry Center is a physical library, but we’re also home to an incredible audiovisual archive called Voca. With over 1000 recordings of poets from…
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