Here, at last, is the LGBTQIA guidebook you’ve been waiting for—and one that will inspire you to make that bucket list and go out in the world! Join award-winning writer Mark Jason Williams in celebration of Out in the World, the first-ever inclusive travel guidebook for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Mark, a veteran travel […]
The largest open water estuary in Florida, Tampa Bay has been a flashpoint of environmental struggles and action in recent years. In Tampa Bay, Evan Bennett reveals that humans have been part of the bay’s ecology since the estuary took its modern form 2,000 years ago, along with the communities of fish, birds, reptiles, and […]
Dark romance, high stakes, and plot twists abound in this paperback original YA thriller from debut author Sloan Harlow! A dark, romantic thriller perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and […]
From New York Times bestselling author Randy Wayne White, after the deadliest hurricane to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast in a century, Doc Ford must stop a gang of thieves—and worse—during […]
Set in the 1950s, this Southern Gothic thriller by Edgar Award–winning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs […]
A war bond tour full of eager young women. A sunny town with a dark underbelly.When the Florida Girls start shooting back, will anyone survive? Diving into the chaotic world of late WWII America, L.L. Kirchner's twisty story carefully explores organized crime, Hollywood spotlights, and the growing pains of a nation. Peppered with real-life characters […]
“Such a Bad Influence is as addictive as Instagram. Woven into its twisty, propulsive story of a missing influencer are complicated questions about the cost of mining one’s life for content. I was riveted the whole way through.” —Ana Reyes, author of The House in the Pines Olivia Muenter's SUCH A BAD INFLUENCE is an […]
“Blood in The Cut brims with dangerous energy in the face of existential entropy. A fantastic story.” —S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed Fans of gritty, dark thrillers will not want to miss this exciting debut from Miami author Alejandro Nodarse! Sharp as a butcher knife gleaming in […]
THE ART OF CATCHING FEELINGS IS HEADING TO THE TROP! Tombolo Books in partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays and Berkley present the launch event for Alicia Thompson’s THE ART OF CATCHING FEELINGS! Your ticket includes one copy of THE ART OF CATCHING FEELINGS and entry for one attendee to the launch event at Tropicana […]
HAPPY PRIDE!!!! We are celebrating with local author Rob Sanders and his beautiful new non-fiction picture book illustrated by Harry Woodgate, QUEER AND FEARLESS! We are partnering with our friends at Allendale United Methodist Church and Equality Florida to present a night of community, poetry, and queer joy! The event will take place at Allendale […]
A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you won’t want to hang up on. “Oye, a novel of chisme, is innovative, heartfelt, and hilarious. Melissa Mogollon’s voice is a gift.”—Myriam Gurba, author of Creep Tombolo Books welcomes debut author Melissa Mogollon to celebrate her beautiful book OYE! […]
Join Florida Humanities, Tombolo Books, and Allendale United Methodist Church as we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. The conversation, moderated by 10 Tampa Bay Emmy-award winning reporter Emerald Morrow, will explore the impact of this legislative act in Florida through the personal stories of authors Bill Maxwell and […]
Tombolo Books and WEDU PBS proudly present The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook with the author, Dalia Colón! With year-round harvests and incredible seasonal variety of crops, Florida offers a wealth of homegrown foods that make it easy to cook local and fresh. Food journalist Dalia Colón and The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook is your guide to discovering […]
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 […]
