A bodega is much more than a neighborhood grocery store—it's a lifeline to community and culture.Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome local author Amaris Castillo to the bookstore to celebrate the launch of Bodega Stories, her debut creative nonfiction collection of stories and vignettes.In Bodega Stories, Castillo takes readers inside Orlando Latin Market, a bodega owned and operated by her parents in St. Petersburg, Florida, to reveal a thriving local hub that bridges generations, languages, and traditions.Castillo will be in conversation with fellow Florida author Gloria Muñoz!More about Bodega StoriesMeet the regulars: Castillo's glamorous Tía Margarita, who has worked part-time at the bodega for years; longtime cook Alberto, who arrives early to prepare the store's rice, beans, empanadas, and croquetas; […]

Micah Dean Hicks and Brenda Peynado at Tombolo Books!Welcome to a dark country of sadness and wonder. Where a wedding dress turns a reluctant bride into a flock of birds, and families put on their wolf coats before devouring one another.The stories in Micah Dean Hicks' Vulture Gold blur the lines between human and animal, living and dead, and Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome him to the bookstore to celebrate this award-winning collection.Hicks will be in conversation with fellow local author, Brenda Peynado!More about Vulture GoldTeenage spirits are condemned to drive around their hometown forever. Five brothers learn that they were once crows. The bank hires a man to go into foreclosed houses and kill their monsters. Two sisters […]

Tombolo Books welcomes Hafeez Lakhani to the bookstore to celebrate ABUNDANCE!Two generations of a Muslim Indian family grapple with what parts of life we control and what we must humbly accept in pursuit of the American dream.Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome Hafeez Lakhani to the bookstore to celebrate his novel Abundance!Brought to life by prose that captures the spirit of contemporary Miami as effortlessly as it conveys the challenges of running a Dunkin’ franchise, Abundance is a beautiful, moving read from an exciting new American voice.More about AbundanceIn suburban Miami, sixty-year-old Sakeena—co-owner of a Dunkin’ franchise along with her husband, Ramzan—has nine months to live unless she consents to an organ transplant. Thirty years ago, at Ramzan’s behest, she […]

Sarah Anderson's debut novel FALLOW at Tombolo Books!Slyly funny and disarmingly tender, Fallow is the story of a young woman who signs up to be the world’s first in-house corporate surrogate, then finds herself caught up in a social experiment of another kind.Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome debit author Sarah Anderson to the bookstore to celebrate her novel, Fallow! Anderson will be in conversation with local author Erin L. McCoy!Woundingly funny and deeply moving, Sarah Anderson’s Fallow is a tender, hilarious, alarmingly real vision of a woman balancing on the knife-edge of capitalism as she comes to realize who she wants to be.More about FallowNatalie knows one truth: There is no such thing as a good job.As the clock […]

A sneak peek at some amazing upcoming titles from Penguin Random House!Tombolo Books would like to invite you to an exciting first-look event with three of our wonderful representatives from Penguin Random House.Three of our book reps from Penguin Random House--Diane, Toni, and Jess--will be at Tombolo Books to show off some of the incredible forthcoming titles hitting the shelves at the end of 2026 and early 2027.This event is perfect for book clubs and book lovers alike who want to get a jump start on their reading list for next year. Be the first to know about all of these exciting new releases! Space is limited so grab your tickets soon.Tickets are $10 and include:Entry for one guest to […]

Tombolo Books welcomes Ankur Thakkar and Kayla Kumari UpadhyayaA story of first love across cities spanning the decade that transformed the internetTombolo Books is thrilled to welcome debut author Ankur Thakkar to celebrate his book Blow Yourself Up which has recently been longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize!Thakkar will be in conversation with Florida author Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya!More about Blow Yourself UpIn the halls of an elite East Coast high school, Arjun and Payal fall in love as the world begins to tilt toward the digital. Over the next eight years, their trajectories diverge as sharply as the fractured internet itself. Payal ascends to the dizzying, dopamine-fueled heights of New York’s influencer economy, finding fame on […]