Join us in our courtyard to celebrate the re-release of local author and friend of the bookstore Sheree L. Greer's short story collection Once and Future Lovers: Tenth Anniversary Edition! Featuring all the incredible, provocative stories included in the first edition, Once and Future Lovers grapples with the courage it takes to love once while […]
In House Of Our Queer, activist and organizer, Bex Mui M. Ed., takes readers on a winding path through her spiritual journey. Raised Catholic— with Buddhist influences from her father and his family— Bex shares the complexities that arise from being queer in religious spaces and shares her journey back to her spiritual roots after […]
A debut, interlinked collection of stories exploring the primal nature of women’s grief—offering insight into the profound experience of loss and the absurd ways in which we seek control in an unruly world. Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome author Erin Slaughter to the bookstore for a conversation about her debut story collection, A Manual […]
Tombolo Books and the City of Writers Poetry Festival invite you to celebrate the launch of Miesha Brundridge's latest poetry collection, Embers and Scars! Miesha's second collection confronts social norms while carefully considering love, challenges, personal truth, and what it means to be a Black woman in America. Miesha will be joined by Jake-ann Jones, […]
Roy Peter Clark has been called "America's writing coach." He has earned that title from more than 40 years of work, encouraging writers of all ages, from elementary school children to Pulitzer Prize-winning authors. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Roy has spread his influence as a contributing writer to the Tampa Bay Times, offering […]
This humorous, heartwarming memoir follows a wife and mother's journey of self-discovery and acceptance as she comes out as a lesbian in her late 30s. Tombolo Books is thrilled to […]
Brunch with Valérie Perrin Hybrid Event Sunday Apr 30 2023 10:00am - 11:00am Tombolo Books is extending our Indie Bookstore Day celebrations with an exciting hybrid event featuring an author our whole staff can't stop talking about!! International bestselling author of FRESH WATER FOR FLOWERS and THREE, Valérie Perrin, will join us virtually for a […]
Tombolo Books is honored to welcome Dr. Marcia E. Herman-Giddens to the bookstore to share her debut memoir, Unloose My Heart: Reckoning with the Twisted Roots of My Southern Family Tree, with our readers. Unloose My Heart is a deeply personal memoir that unearths a family history of racism, slaveholding, and trauma as well as […]
Tombolo Books is happy to welcome Dr. Sandra Braham to the bookstore to share more about her incredible memoir, An Angel for Detroit. Dr. Braham shares her powerful and intimate journey through sobering obstacles, familial struggles and poverty that set the stage for her childhood. While deeply emotional, An Angle for Detroit is an uplifting […]
Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lane DeGregory to the bookstore to discuss her acclaimed anthology, The Girl in the Window And Other True Tales. Part anthology and part craft guide, The Girl in the Window And Other True Tales offers something for readers and writers alike. Lane DeGregory loves true stories, […]
Haitian American author Micki Berthelot Morency’s empowering debut novel, The Island Sisters, is filled with rich island culture, the human cost of abuse, and the unbreakable bond of friendship. Tombolo Books is trilled to welcome local author, Micki Berthelot Morency to the bookstore to launch her debut novel, The Island Sisters. Morency pulls from her […]
Join us for a conversation with two authors who examine the treasure that is the "Florida Dream:" Renowned historian Gary R. Mormino in his historical account of the Dream revealed in the 2000's in Dreams of a New Century: Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida's Turning Point (University Press of Florida, 2022) and best-selling children's author […]
Tombolo Books is thrilled to partner with The Battleground for an exciting workshop combining Manga and Poetry!! Begin creating your own manga, comic or graphic novel together with The Battleground youth program! During this workshop, we will facilitate the beginning stage of your process by helping you create a main character and a poem/verse for […]
Tombolo Books is thrilled to partner with The Battleground for an exciting workshop combining Manga and Poetry!! Begin creating your own manga, comic or graphic novel together with The Battleground youth program! During this workshop, we will facilitate the beginning stage of your process by helping you create a main character and a poem/verse for that […]
The African American Heritage Association has partnered with local bookstore, Tombolo Books, to bring the city’s African American history to the forefront. This monthly series acknowledges St. Petersburg’s Black past, present, and future. From Melrose Clubhouse to Desegregation of Pinellas County Schools, the series covers a multitude of topics related to local Black history and […]
Join us at the bookstore for an exciting evening with local author Mark E. Leib for his novel Image Breaker, a story about a man's journey to to reexamine a life he once held dear in order live a life that deeply, truly matters! Tristan Wishnasky seems to have it all: a successful career as […]
💌 Join us again at Good Intentions for another round of Speed Dating with A Book to celebrate Bookstore Romance Week!💌 We are cooking up a completely new selection of books that will be presented as rapid-fire recommendations across all genres from local authors, book club leaders, and booksellers! And speaking of cooking, our friends […]
