Speedway Veterinary Hospital

07/26/2026

The time is almost upon us! Happy hunting everyone! Hope to see you out there tomorrow

07/26/2026

WOWZA! July feels like a month for FUN reads, so we are very excited to announce that on Sunday, July 26, we’ll be sharing/hiding 30 copies of DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman all over Tucson! Twenty (!) additional copies will be hidden around town after the 26th by our guest gnomes, but there will be no hint photos of those books, which are meant to be genuine surprise discoveries for the finders!
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Huge thanks to our friends at Speedway Veterinary Hospital (who care for Emily’s crew!) for being this month’s Community Kindness Sponsor, helping to offset the cost of the 20 extra copies we’ll be hiding (and what better book to share than one whose main character is a cat! Princess Donut for Life!) 😻
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About Dungeon Crawler Carl from Slate: “For the uninitiated, a dungeon crawler is a game in which the player progresses through a series of contained and increasingly difficult levels by defeating enemies, solving puzzles, and gathering loot. Carl, the narrator of Dinniman’s series, finds himself (and his cat, Princess Donut) plunged into a real-life version of such a game after aliens wipe out most of Earth’s population and repurpose the planet into a massive game dungeon, forcing the survivors to fight their way through it for the amusement of an intergalactic television audience of trillions.… What ended up hooking me is the way the characters deepen. Things that never cross the mind of an actual video game player (such as what it’s like to be an NPC) eventually become significant and tragic themes. Last but far from least, the crawlers’ exploitation at the hands of a heartless entertainment industry and the corporate skullduggery behind the scenes become increasingly rich and pointed analogies to the power imbalances of our own world. The books that at first appear to be a frothy, funny tribute to gaming end up scrutinizing the cruelty at the root of so much humor and the perils of treating real life like a game.”
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We LOVED this book so much - this is a FUN, adventurous, timely book about what it means to stand up for what you believe in. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did 😻
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07/26/2026

So excited to be a part of this amazing event! Even more thrilled to be working with such awesome people to give back to our beloved community! Happy hunting!!

Friends! The Tucson Tome Gnome is excited to announce that HIDDEN TOMES ARE COMING SOON! Our July book-hiding scavenger hunt is happening on Sunday, July 26, so mark your calendars!
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We’re excited to announce that our Community Kindness Sponsor for July are our friends at Speedway Veterinary Hospital (these are the kind folks who take care of Emily’s three cats and her old-man dog)♥️📚Their sponsorship helps offset the cost of the 20 extra books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend (the “random act of kindness” books!). So, please send some gratitude their way as they are helping make this month’s book-hiding adventure possible ❤
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Do you know someone (person, group, or business) who might be interested in partnering with us as a Community Kindness Sponsor ($250)? Please send us a DM, as we are starting to look for sponsors for 2027!
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07/02/2026

Please remember we will be closed from July 3-5 in observance of the 4th of July. Don't forget to pick up anxiety medications for your pets before the celebration begins. If you're travelling with your pets, make sure their microchip information is up to date and have a wonderful July 4th!

01/01/2026

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12/15/2025

Fabulous Christmas celebration at Kon Tiki with my amazing staff! Thank you my peeps. I love and respect you more than I can say