See you at the bookstore! Debut author Amy Buchanan gives readers a sexy contemporary romance about second chances at life and love, bursting with humor and a touch of angst! Tombolo Books welcomes Florida author Amy Buchanan to celebrate the release of her debut romance, Let's Call a Truce. Buchanan and local author Alicia Thompson […]
📣 Calling all creative kiddos! 📣 Zip, zap, and zoom through space with Hugo and his best friend Dino on their adventure to find the best mom present ever in Super Magic Boy: I Am A Space Tiger! Tombolo Books welcomes local author and illustrator of the Super Magic Boy graphic novel series, Jarod Roselló, […]
Tombolo Books welcomes award-winning author of High-Risk Homosexual, Edgar Gomez, to the bookstore to celebrate his new book, Alligator Tears! A darkly comic memoir-in-essays, Alligator Tears explores the scam of the American Dream and doing whatever it takes to survive in the Sunshine State. Gomez will be in conversation with local author Tyler Gillespie! In […]
Tombolo Books is honored to welcome Dr. Basha P. Jordan, JR. to the bookstore for a celebration of his book The Legacy of Elder Jordan, SR. which honors the life of his late grandfather. Dr. Jordan will be in conversation with Gwendolyn Reese, the President of the African American Heritage Association of St. Petersburg. Join […]
Tombolo Books welcomes back our friend Craig Pittman to celebrate the launch of his new essay collection, Welcome to Florida! Pittman and fellow local author Paul Wilborn will be in conversation to chat about what makes Florida "The Most Interesting State." Welcome to Florida is both a love letter to and hilarious deep dive into […]
Join Tombolo Books as we welcome two University Press of Flordia authors for an evening celebrating Florida nature and wildlife! Authors Andrew Furman and Christopher F. Meindl will be here to share more about their work and books: Of Slash Pines and Manatees by Furman and Florida Springs by Meindl. In Florida Springs, Meindl brings […]
Tombolo Books welcomes debut author Jack Lohmann to the bookstore to celebrate his book, White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-in Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World! Lohmann will discuss the specific impacts phosphate mining has on Central Florida and Tampa Bay. More About White Light “There would be no life without […]
The Killer Author Club is on tour and coming to Tombolo Books! We are thrilled to welcome Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf, and Kaira Rouda to the bookstore to chat with our readers about books and all things crime and killing—of the fictional kind. On tour, the Killers will use a format similar to their bi-monthly […]
Tombolo Books is excited to welcome back local author Ginny Myers Sain to celebrate her latest YA thriller When the Bones Sing. Myers Sain will be in converation with fellow local YA author Maria Ingrande Mora. In When the Bones Sing, Myers Sain gives readers a southern gothic supernatural thriller about a teen girl in […]
This is no April Fools' Day prank, but we will definitely be discussing some clowns! Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome New York Times bestselling Florida author Kristen Arnett back to the bookstore to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Stop Me If You've Heard This One! Arnett will be joined in converation by […]
Tombolo Books welcomes Florida poet Yael Valencia Aldana to the bookstore for a National Poetry Month event for her award-winning collection Black Mestiza. Valencia Aldana will be in conversation with fellow Florida author Annabelle Tometich! In Black Mestiza, Yael Valencia Aldana reckons with her identity as a Caribbean Afro-Latinx/e woman with Indigenous, Black, and white […]
Join us in the courtyard for a National Poetry Month Celebration in partnership with the City of Writers Poetry Festival & St. Pete Poet Laureate Gloria Muñoz! Local poets and artists Camilo Loaiza Bonilla, Keifer Calkins, Eleanor Eichenbaum, Tyler Gillespie, and Tenea D. Johnson will be leading collaborative poetry activities that will encourage attendees to […]
Tombolo Books welcomes Florida author and founder of the Word of South Festival of Literature and Music, Mark Mustian, to the bookstore to celebrate the release of his new historical fiction novel, Boy With Wings! Mustian will be in conversation with local author Paul Wiborn! More about Boy With Wings What does it mean to […]
Tombolo Books welcomes poet Connie Mae Oliver to the bookstore for a celebration of her poetry collection, dormilona, during National Poetry Month! Oliver will be in conversation with St. Petersburg's Poet Laureate Gloria Muñoz. dormilona is a bilingual book of poetry exploring dream states, distance, and the rituals of sleep. In this collection, the fluidity […]
Join us at the bookstore on Saturday, April 26th to celebrate INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY 2025! We will be open our regular hours, 10am - 5:30pm, with fun IBD happenings until 4pm both in the bookstore and out in our courtyard! Special Indie Bookstore Day merch will be available all day while supplies last! This year […]
Join Tombolo Books for a live reading of the online poetry series “The Climate of Us: Poems Between the Land and Sea” featuring local poets living in Florida! This series was created in partnership between Gloria Muñoz, the Poet Laureate of the City of St. Petersburg, and the Florida Humanities to make poetry more accessible […]
We are keeping the poetry celebration going with a fantastic group of local poets heading to Tombolo Books for an event featuring Chameleon Chimera: An Anthology of Florida Poets! Join Yael Valencia Aldana, Tyler Gillespie, Gianna Russo, & Helen Pruitt Wallace at the bookstore to hear more about this gorgeous collection! Chameleon Chimera: An Anthology […]
Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse… Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome back local, New York Times and internationally bestselling author Sarah Penner to celebrate the release of her third novel, The Amalfi Curse! The Amalfi Curse follows Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, […]
Join Florida Humanities and Tombolo Books for a delicious evening of literary conversation between Dalia Colón and Annabelle Tometich, as they come together to explore the intersection of food and storytelling. In this special interview, Dalia, author of "The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook," will interview Annabelle about her memoir, "The Mango Tree." Annabelle will share the […]
America's favorite writing coach, Roy Peter Clark is back with he essential guide to writing a winning college admissions essay! And he is heading to Tombolo Books to share more about this must-have instructional text for all college hopefuls! Clark will discuss Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay: Write Your Way into the School […]
