Happy 45th book giveaway! I wanted to celebrate May with an alliterative book-hiding adventure (memoirs at murals in May), and I hid 30 copies of Poets Square by Courtney Gustafson. This gnome loved this book SO MUCH. You can read more about why we selected this book here. If you’re new here and didn’t get…
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Poets Square by Courtney Gustafson
Before we share info about this month’s book, we’re excited to announce that this year, we launched a new monthly “Community Kindness Sponsorship,” which helps offset the cost of the extra 15 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month (the “random act of kindness” books!). We are so grateful to share that our…
What we’re proud of this week: Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency!
We have some exciting news! Tucson Tome Gnome has recently been recognized by Candid with the Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by Candid for nonprofit organizations based on their transparency and accountability. It signifies that an organization (like ours!) has shared significant information with the public, including details about its…
44th Tome Giveaway (just a little delayed!)
Happy 44th book giveaway (which we, uh, did on April 13 – – – we’re only a few weeks delayed in sharing this recap, LOL). To celebrate National Poetry Month, we hid 30 copies of Promises of Gold by José Olivarez. This book was the perfect read for April – it’s a beautiful volume of…
Promises of Gold by José Olivarez
Before we jump into sharing info about this month’s book, we’re super excited to announce that this year we launched a new monthly “Community Kindness Sponsorship,” which helps offset the cost of the extra 15 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month (the “random act of kindness” books!). We are so grateful to…
43rd Tome Giveaway, Book Club, and Arizona Gives Day!
Happy 43rd book giveaway! To celebrate Women’s History Month, we hid 30 copies of My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez last weekend. This book was the perfect read for March – we were so excited to celebrate a strong woman who spent her childhood in Tucson and has written a compelling memoir…
My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
Before we jump into sharing info about this month’s book, we’re super excited to announce that this year we launched a new monthly “Community Kindness Sponsorship,” which helps offset the cost of the extra 15 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month (the “random act of kindness” books!). This month we are so…
Hiding all the books (and congratulations are in order!)
Friends: Last weekend, we had a blast hiding some books in partnership with our friends at the Tucson Spotlight! We hid 4 copies of each of the following 3 books to help build some hype up for the Tucson Festival of Books (all three of these authors will be joining us at the festival, so…
So many book hiding events!
Friends: Last weekend, we had a blast hiding some books at #ThisIsTucson’s Tucson Together Market! We also hosted a table, sold some merch, ate some tasty food, and spoke with so many amazing bookish people (many of you might be reading this now – – – welcome to our blog, and thank you for signing…
42nd Tome Giveaway, a fundraising update, and MORE upcoming events!
Ok, to start, we are so excited to announce that this week, we met (and exceeded!!!) our $10K fundraising goal for 2025! We wouldn’t be here without the generosity of all of you, and one of our incredibly kind, long-time supporters (hi Max McCauslin!) made an amazing contribution this week that launched us over the…
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