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…
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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…
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
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…
Podcasts and Radio Shows – Oh My!
Hi friends. It’s been a while since we’ve shared an update about things OTHER than our monthly books hiding, so we thought it was time to catch you up on some exciting activities that have been going on! First, we recorded a lovely podcast with the fabulous ladies (Liz & Holly) from Speaking LITerally towards…
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’…
Tucson Tome Gnome 