Annabelle Tometich

Fort Myers

Filipina-Slavic Florida woman • THE MANGO TREE (out now! @littlebrown) • rep @lightnerkayla • ex-food writer @thenewspress @ndn • she/her

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The 'Memoir Land Questionnaire'-Takers on NPR's and NYT's Notables Lists

Nov 29, 2024 | memoirland.substack.com | Sari Botton |Sarah LaBrie |Annabelle Tometich |Lilly Dancyger

Since 2010, invariouspublications, I’ve interviewed authors—mostly memoirists—about aspects of writing and publishing. Initially I did this for my own edification, as someone who was struggling to find the courage and support to write and publish my memoir. I’m still curious about other authors’ experiences, and I know many of you are, too. So, inspired by the popularity of The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire, I’ve launched The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire.
Annabelle Tometich's 'The Mango Tree' a Florida story of motherhood

Jun 12, 2024 | kansascity.com | Annabelle Tometich

Annabelle Tometich's irresistible memoir opens with a scene that sounds right out of the Weird Florida files: the first court hearing for a Fort Myers grandmother arrested for shooting at a guy who stole fruit from her mango tree. Most of us would read the news brief, or maybe just the headline, chuckle and shake our heads, then forget about it. One more Sunshine State punchline.
Review: Annabelle Tometich’s ‘The Mango Tree’ a Florida story of motherhood

Jun 12, 2024 | sacbee.com | Annabelle Tometich

Annabelle Tometich's irresistible memoir opens with a scene that sounds right out of the Weird Florida files: the first court hearing for a Fort Myers grandmother arrested for shooting at a guy who stole fruit from her mango tree. Most of us would read the news brief, or maybe just the headline, chuckle and shake our heads, then forget about it. One more Sunshine State punchline.
We've Found Your Summer Beach Read: An Unforgettable Memoir Set In Florida

May 24, 2024 | southernliving.com | Annabelle Tometich |Lisa Cericola

By Lisa CericolaUpdated on May 24, 2024 Photo: Getty Images / globalmoments Annabelle Tometich’s new book The Mango Tree is as juicy as the tropical fruit itself. Billed as “a memoir of fruit, Florida, and felony,” this is the kind of captivating read that can pull you in for hours. But it’s also written in such a way that each chapter feels like its own little story, so it’s also ideal for picking up and putting down.
Food-Loving Designer Dwayne Bergmann Dishes on His Favorite Lee County Restaurants

May 1, 2024 | gulfshorelife.com | Annabelle Tometich

Dwayne Bergmann is used to discussing tile and lighting, area rugs and ceiling finishes, and satin versus matte paints. He has dealt with these subjects since opening Dwayne Bergmann Interiors in Fort Myers in 2013. But, when he’s not poring over fabric samples or picking wood stains, Dwayne has another love: food—and he has strong opinions about the best places to enjoy a meal around Lee County.
I am on book tour, and my mother is dying

Apr 27, 2024 | thehalffilip.substack.com | Annabelle Tometich

I am on book tour, and my mother is dying. I am smiling and schmoozing, and my mother is in the hospital with my brother and sister and tita. I am signing books and snapping selfies, and my mother is being diagnosed with a myocardial infarction. I am googling “myocardial infarction,” confirming what my long ago wannabe-doctor self once knew, that it’s a fancy word for heart attack. I am asking if I need to come home. My siblings are assuring me I do not.
THE MANGO TREE | Kirkus Reviews

Apr 2, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Annabelle Tometich |Stephanie Johnson |Brandon Stanton |

A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life of a Manhattan burlesque dancer. A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, shares her dynamic history as a “fiercely independent” Black burlesque dancer who used the stage name Tanqueray and became a celebrated fixture in midtown adult theaters.
Of Fruit and Felonies: A Florida Story

Apr 1, 2024 | crimereads.com | Annabelle Tometich

Rows of orange people sit handcuffed in a beige room. One of them is my mother. I squint at the TV that the bailiff has rolled in on a cart. The people aren’t orange, their jumpsuits are. My shoulder presses against my sister’s on the hardwood bench we share, our legs shaking in unison as the heels of our stilettos patter urgently against the courtroom’s marble floor, a mix of nerves and shivers fueled by the pounding, midsummer air- air-conditioning.
Mango. Gun. Handcuffs. Could a Story Get Any More Floridian?

Mar 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Annabelle Tometich

What to Read Find Your Next Book Spring Fiction Preview Spring Nonfiction Preview April Releases 22 Funny Novels What to Read Find Your Next Book Spring Fiction Preview Spring Nonfiction Preview April Releases 22 Funny Novels 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.
Part 5: Wait, Annabelle Got a Book Deal?

Sep 7, 2023 | thehalffilip.substack.com | Annabelle Tometich

Welcome back to WAGaBoD?, where I take you deep down the rabbit hole of “The Mango Tree” and how this book came to fruition. Need to catch up? Here are links to parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this series. In part 4, I told you how I got my literary agent, the talented and luminous Kayla Lightner of Ayesha Pande Literary. Today, I’ll briefly explain how said agent helped me get on the publishing industry’s radar.