Tombolo Books welcomes back Edgar Award winning author of Don't Know Tough and Ozark Dogs, Eli Cranor, to the bookstore to celebrate his latest southern noir crime fiction, Broiler! The troubles of two desperate families—one white, one Mexican American—converge in the ruthless underworld of an Arkansas chicken processing plant in this new thriller from the […]
The uplifting story of a young Black scientist’s challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature’s most misunderstood animal—the shark. Jasmin Graham's Sharks Don’t Sink is a riveting, moving, and ultimately triumphant memoir at the intersection of science and social justice: a guidebook to how we […]
A woman seeks out the meaning of an inscrutable note given to her by a man who used her car as an instrument of his own suicide. Two teenage boys discover that the devil has opened a record store in their seedy Florida suburb. A man's obsession with living a minimalist life goes nowhere as […]
Saturday Story Time at the Bookstore! For fans of The Little Blue Truck, Red Truck and The Little Engine That Could, a rhyming ode to a colorful South American bus and the collective spirit of its people! Tombolo Books welcomes debut author Karol Hernández to the bookstore for a special Saturday Storytime! Hernández will read […]
We've partnered with our friends at Red Mesa Cantina for the return of one of our favorite events of the year, Speed Dating with A Book! Our expert presenters are ready to share their rapid-fire book recommendations so good you'll need a second shelf for that TBR pile! We can't to tell you all about […]
Our Romance Week events continue with local Certified Sex Therapist Heather Shannon! Join us at the bookstore for our first Ask A Sex Therapist workshop! Shannon will provide attendees with techniques to enhance intimacy, pleasure, connection, and some helpful tips to spice up your sex life! We will also be joined by our friends at […]
Falling for the wrong person? Bury your feelings. Ivy Fairbanks' debut romance, Morbidly Yours, is an opposites-attract romantic dramedy about a shy, demisexual Irish mortician who must marry by his 35th birthday to keep his beloved family business, and the Texan widow escaping her past who moves in next door. Tombolo Books is thrilled to […]
CALLING ALL SCI-FI READERS! Join us for a multiverse story of love, loss, time travel, and final-stage capitalism from award-winning author of The Rock Eaters, Brenda Peynado. Tombolo Books welcomes Peynado to celebrate the release her new sci-fi novel Time's Agent! She will be in conversation with award-winning, local author Tenea D. Johnson! Let us […]
She helped her brothers soar… but was the flight worth the fall? From internationally bestselling author Tracey Enerson Wood, Katharine, the Wright Sister is an unforgettable novel that shines a spotlight on one of the most important and overlooked women in history, and the sacrifices she made so that others might fly. Tombolo Books welcomes […]
Twelve months, twelve trips, no excuses. Bestselling author Jen Ruiz takes readers on a trip around the globe in 12 Trips in 12 Months, defying societal expectations of what a woman is supposed to be—and empowering others to do the same. In a moving and inspiring story, Jen invites readers along through the year wherein […]
For generations, tourists have packed into trains, loaded up cars, and filed onto planes with one destination in mind-—the Sunshine State. Join Florida author Kristen Hare at Tombolo Books to discover these historic gems and beloved places to stay in Florida. Here you’ll find a Spanish-Moorish palace that went from grand hotel to county courthouse […]
Join two of St. Pete's incredible local poets to celebrate their latest poetry collections! Letisia Cruz and Sara Ries Dziekonski have teamed up for a poetry double feature! Join us at the bookstore to hear readings from Cruz's Bigwigs Illustrated Guide to Birds, a gorgous collection written and illustrated from the perspective of her cat […]
In the latest from Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME, a group of young men seek vengeance after one of their mothers is murdered in a Puerto Rican neighborhood. Gabino Iglesias is heading to Tombolo Books! We are thrilled to welcome the award-winning author for a celebration of […]
An award-winning journalist's deeply reported exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics. Democrats have historically assumed they can rely on the Latino vote, but recent elections have called that loyalty into question. Now, journalist Paola Ramos pulls […]
For more than 100 years visitors have traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida to soak up the rays of the Sunshine City. This rich history shapes the city landscape that greets tourists today. Local historian and tour guide, Monica Kile, has created a tour guide to help travelers explore our beautiful city's historic architecture, urban design, […]
From the author of The Many Fortunes of Maya and Just Right Jillian, comes a tender, funny story about making--and keeping--friends! Tombolo Books welcomes Nicole D. Collier to the bookstore for the launch of her new middle grade novel, The Best Friend Bracelet! At Hurston Middle School, best friendship is a big deal. And Zariah […]
From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling novel of family, following a troubled mother and her two daughters over forty years and through a swiftly changing American landscape as they seek lives they can fully claim as their own. Tombolo Books welcomes Jami Attenberg to the bookstore to celebrate her latest […]
Paul Wilborn’s short-story collection, Cigar City: Tales From A 1980s Creative Ghetto, turns five in 2024, and we are celebrating in the courtyard! Cigar City, a collection of linked short stories about the young artists, writers, poets, musicians and actors who inhabited Tampa’s Ybor City in the 1980s, was the first book published by St. […]
CALLING ALL TAMPA BAY LIGHTENING FANS/STANS Join us at Tombolo Books for a moving story of family, loss, love, and hope from Dave Mishkin, the voice of the Tampa Bay Lightning! Mishkin gives us a tender, big-hearted debut with his novel Blind Squirrel! Join us in-person to welcome Dave Mishkin to the bookstore to celebrate […]
Tombolo Books welcomes poet and professor Ariel Francisco to the bookstore to read from his latest poetry collection, All the Places We Love Have Been Left in Ruins! In his fourth collection of poems, Francisco mourns a Miami already ruined by climate change and development, and meditates on the future ruins of a city reclaimed […]
