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Tom Bruno was born in New Jersey (Exit 3 of the Jersey Turnpike, to be precise!). An early reader, he planned his childhood activities around the weekly arrival of the county bookmobile and frequented every book store within half a day's ride of his three-speed bike.

Tom's bibliomania inevitably brought him to the Athens of America, where after a misguided attempt to become an astronaut at MIT he decided to complete his Bachelor's degree in Ancient Greek and Latin at Boston University and then his Master's degree in Library Science at Simmons College.

When he's not writing, Tom is a librarian, helping other people get their much-needed book fix!

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Tom Bruno I am currently finishing up editing and polishing L is for Librarian #5 ("Reference"), which is an homage to Ernest Cline's Ready Player One and a fon…moreI am currently finishing up editing and polishing L is for Librarian #5 ("Reference"), which is an homage to Ernest Cline's Ready Player One and a fond look back at my own time as a virtual librarian in Second Life. It should be available in Kindle edition by the end of the week!(less)

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Hi Tom, it was an absolute pleasure to read Confessions of a Gourmand a number of years ago. I have no idea how I ended up coming across it, but it's been a favorite of mine ever since. I've never read anything quite like it, and I don't imagine I likely ever will again (unless of course you wrote a sequel). Did you ever by any chance get a run printed? I would love to have a copy to put on my shelf.

Tom Bruno Oh, wow! Thanks, Sam, for your kind words and I'm sorry that I only just noticed this question now. As a matter of fact I am hoping to have a print ed…moreOh, wow! Thanks, Sam, for your kind words and I'm sorry that I only just noticed this question now. As a matter of fact I am hoping to have a print edition of Confessions ready in time for the 10th anniversary of its release as an ebook (which will be April 2020). I'll be sure to make an announcement here and elsewhere as the time comes.

In the meantime I just launched a Patreon specifically to help me get this project and a print edition of the collected L is for Librarian anthology off the ground. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/mroodja

Thanks again for letting me know how much you enjoyed my book. It means more than you can imagine! As far as a sequel is concerned, you can find a few short dispatches from Van d'Allamitri's fantasy book tour here: https://confessionsofagourmand.blogsp...(less)

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	Bibliophile (L is for Librarian, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Gourmand, or How to Cook a Dragon 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heist (L is for Librarian, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mars Needs Librarians (L is for Librarian, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bambino 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Call Number of Cthulhu (L is for Librarian, #6) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gaming Programs for All Ages at the Library: A Practical Guide for Librarians 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acquisition (L is for Librarian, #7) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Batgirl Was A Librarian (L is for Librarian, #8) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reference (L is for Librarian, #5) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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