This month Jonathan Lowe interviews bestselling mystery author David Baldacci about his writing, the audio book release of Stone Cold, and literacy vs. television. Also: Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth and an essential new recording of a Dostoevsky classic.
Bookmans is a sponsor of Reading Rainbow's 14th annual Young Writers & Illustrators Contest, presented by Arizona Public Media. Children from Kindergarten through third grade are encouraged to create their very own picture book!
The Great War and the Crisis of American Nationality. Wesleyan professor Richard Slotkin analyzes the segregated ethnic units of WWI and their struggle to earn respect from a country that considered them inferior.
This February, Bookmans highlights Black History Month with in-store displays featuring the individuals, events, and cultural benchmarks of black American history and its continued importance in American history.
...By the Coward Robert Ford. Based on Ron Hansen's novel of the same name, Andrew Dominik's film is a beautiful, moody rumination on obsession, paranoia, and legend, with subtle yet powerful performances from Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt.
The West Point Poems, 1831. There's been little written about Edgar Allan Poe's military service and how it influenced his often macabre writing. William Hecker's book on Poe's West Point-era poems finds inspiration in military order.
With 22,000 students participating in 39 Tucson and Mesa schools, this year's reading challenge promises to be bigger and better than before. How many books will be read, and who will win the $5,000 prize?
Our staff loves sharing their exquisite and varied taste in books, movies, and music, so what better way to celebrate February than with romantic recs in honor of Valentine's Day and Love of Reading Month? Find out why Jane Austen and The Empire Strikes Back make the list.
Science, religion, Hollywood, food, and the power of narration: here's the Lowedown on this month's batch of audio book picks, including titles by Elmore Leonard, Dean Ornish, Douglas Preston, Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna K. Hopper.
Sat, Feb 2 and Sun, Feb 3: Sesame Street's favorite furry red monster visits our Phoenix and Mesa stores. Join Elmo for a special meet and greet and Sesame Street Story Time, and enter to win a set of 4 tickets to his live show on April 30!
