- - - > Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young man’s attempt to capitalize on his mother’s murky legacy—a story steeped in Miami’s marvelous and sinister magic. Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome Miami author, Jennine Capó Crucet to the bookstore to celebrate her latest novel Say Hello […]
There is much more to the "Florida Man" meme than a punchline! Local poet Tyler Gillespie's innovative collection FLORIDA MAN: POEMS, strips away the accepted myths of his home state and its inhabitants in poems centered on Florida’s history and culture. Now in this second, extended edition of his collection, FLORIDA MAN: POEMS, REVISITED, Gillespie […]
Ginny Myers Sain, the New York Times bestselling author of Dark & Shallow Lies, delivers another chilling supernatural thriller filled with murder, romance, and a decades long mystery that haunts a small Florida town. And Sain will be at Tombolo Books to tell us more about her latest edge-of-your-seat YA novel, ONE LAST BREATH! With […]
From the visionary author of Milk Fed and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief and a “magical tale of survival” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In Melissa Broder’s astonishingly profound new novel, a woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her.What the motel provides, however, is not […]
G. Neri, the Eisner finalist and Coretta Scott King honoring-winning author of YUMMY and CONCRETE COWBOY, likes to go where few dare, whether it’s the mean streets of Chicago’s Southside or the end of the world in Antarctica. He uses comics to tell compelling stories for young people, and his latest graphic novel, SAFE PASSAGE […]
When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June morning, she isn’t expecting a collect call from an inmate at the Lee County Jail. And when she accepts, she certainly isn’t prepared to hear her mother’s voice on the other end of the line. So begins The Mango Tree, a poignant and deceptively entertaining […]
New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple, Mary Kubica, is back with a new pulse-pounding thriller! Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom to a teenage daughter and working as a full time nurse. While on duty at the hospital one day, a […]
Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families. Let us know we will see you there! Please RSVP HERE! Dr. Jessica Pryce knows […]
INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY 2024! Join us at the bookstore on Saturday, April 27th to celebrate INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY 2024! We will be open our regular hours, 10am - 5:30pm, with fun IBD happenings both in the bookstore and out in our courtyard! Special Indie Bookstore Day merch will be available all day while supplies last, […]
For fifty years, bestselling author Peter Golenbock has been interviewing some of the most fascinating figures in baseball. Their conversations are a journey back in time to the days of Ruth and Gehrig, Gehringer and Greenberg, Robinson and Reese, and Howard and Mantle, as they reflect on the sport’s greatest moments and biggest issues. Join […]
“A gorgeous, gut-wrenching” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) historical novel about two mothers facing unthinkable choices as the Nazis invade France—from the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel. Join us at Tombolo Books for a special celebration of local, bestselling author Kristin Harmel's paperback release of her latest historical fiction THE PARIS […]
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 Laura Nowlin, Everything We Never Said explores the secrets in even the best of friendships and asks how well you ever know the ones you […]
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 the twelve hours of chaos that follow the passing of a storm’s eye. "Randy Wayne White is a world-class storyteller—and he pulls out all the […]
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 afoul of the mob. Tombolo Books welcomes award-winning local author Lori Roy to the bookstore for the launch event celebrating her latest noir thriller, LAKE […]
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 […]
