Annabelle Tometich
@ATometich
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Filipina-Slavic Florida woman • THE MANGO TREE (out now! @littlebrown) • rep @lightnerkayla • ex-food writer @thenewspress @ndn • she/her
Fort Myers, FL
Joined August 2009
My heart stopped. To have someone (for the @nytimes!!) read this book with such care and understand it for all it is, it’s more than I process. Thank you @michelleorange. I’ll be over here bawling again it’s fine 🍊 🥭
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Annabelle Tometich’s “The Mango Tree” provides an unvarnished look at her mother, who shot a BB gun at the truck of a purported fruit thief.
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Ummm...I wrote this book. And yes, I wish it were a little less on the nose. #EyeOfTheStorm
one time when i was a kid i read a novel about a girl who lived in a world where tornadoes and other natural disasters occurred multiple times per day as a result of manmade climate change and i was like wow sure am glad that's not the world i live in
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I'm thrilled, grateful, and honored to share my poem "Let Me Thank Taíno Ancestors and Say They Were Right," selected for the 2024 Academy of American Poets Prize & now up @POETSorg! https://t.co/0kEThgdLaI
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Let Me Thank Taíno Ancestors and Say They Were Right by Jerilynn Aquino
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Ever-defensive @GovRonDeSantis defends his decision to send state resources to other states after Helene instead of clearing debris in #Florida ahead of powerful Hurricane Milton. They've now been recalled to Florida https://t.co/8EIa9CHp1A via @lmower3 & @romyellenbogen
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State officials were tracking Milton for two weeks. Leftover debris could become deadly.
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Op-ed: Out of the approximately 350 #Florida professors surveyed, 135 said they already had applied for a job in higher education outside the state. I cannot tell you how stunning that figure is. https://t.co/d7PuhupwIY via
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The cost has already been severe, and it is only going to get worse with professors looking to leave the state.
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being nonchalant about a hurricane doesn't make you cool, actually
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10 hours and 56 minutes of me for $2.99?!! RUN!!! — Maybe … away 🏃🏽🥭
Another incredible @audible_com Daily Deal! This time get THE MANGO TREE by @ATometich from our friends at @littlebrown for only $2.99! https://t.co/ccJHc6k4Bf
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#Florida sheriff faces a possible federal probe after an associate leaked a conversation relating to allegations of money laundering that netted him a $45,000 ring, a Mercedes S-Class etc. 2 months before an election. https://t.co/la1tVIjboO via @TomasFRoBeltran & @k_cimini
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A recording claims incumbent Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno misappropriated funds, bought Mercedes through "honorary deputy."
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Happy Bisexual Visibility Month! People can see us now—and they can also see this gorgeous cover 😩 Pre-order now (link in bio)! @penguinteen @kokilabooks
https://t.co/YkHchkRncJ
#SoloStanBook #QueerYA #YARomance #CoverReveal #PreOrderNow #BookRelease
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Cover reveal! From the author of Rules for Rule Breaking comes a queer YA romance about two solo concertgoers and unwitting seatmates who, when the show is abruptly cut short, embark on an unforget...
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I experienced a rush of nostalgia reading the "Gainesville" chapter in the book. It's probably the fastest I've read a chapter in any book and felt like I retained everything in a long time.
My heart stopped. To have someone (for the @nytimes!!) read this book with such care and understand it for all it is, it’s more than I process. Thank you @michelleorange. I’ll be over here bawling again it’s fine 🍊 🥭
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One of the most rewarding parts of my #StarryField book journey is finding community. @hyeseungs is part of a debut author text chain with soul sisters @ATometich & @taliatuck. I can't wait to be in conversation with her @wombhousebooks in Oakland. Festivities start at 6:30 pm.
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went to CDMX to eat the ripest mango ever
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You still have to be mindful of the kitchen ghosts even with the recipe in front of you. @CrystalWilki
@ATometich
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Column: The short, expensive, politically driven folly of Ben Sasse at the University of #Florida
https://t.co/lBZd9fNL9J via @FranklyFlorida
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Ben Sasse steps down as UF president, ending an expensive folly by Gov. Ron DeSantis to politicize higher education in Florida
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DC! With @CrystalWilki and @aimeenez!!! Aug 24!! It’s the National Book Festival and Vinny can’t make it but hopefully yall can 🧡🧡
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Author 1: Annabelle Tometich (@ATometich), author of The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony (also a past Hippo columnist!)
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It's not to late to join @Hippocampusmag's Night of Nonfiction happening tonight (8/10) at 6 p.m. ET! (also being recorded) Join us to hear new and forthcoming CNF work! Free/pay-what-you-can.
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Thank you Craig! Happy Book Lovers Day to all 🧡🥭 📚
@rayadverb @The_Book_Lush Turning from fiction to non, my list of new #Florida books for National Book Lovers Day must include the riveting memoir THE MANGO TREE by @ATometich
https://t.co/4PkXfHYt4U 4/
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THE BEST 🧡 Thank you Molly!
The best mail? Mango mail. @ATometich’s memoir covers a lot of ground - but I was (obvs, lol) drawn to the sections about her career in journalism. It’s spectacular. Read it. (Also, I had no idea Kindle could create cute quote cards from highlights?!)
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#Florida deputy accused of stealing from motorists during traffic stops, apparently forgetting he was wearing a body cam https://t.co/Cg1y5ZHZZZ via @TomasFRoBeltran
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A former Lee County sheriff's deputy faces several charges after authorities say his body camera recorded him stealing from motorists he stopped.
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