Award-winning audio book narrator Scott Brick talks to Jonathan "Audio Book Buzz" Lowe about his affinity with Dune, the challenge of accents, adapting Arthur C. Clarke for the big screen, being a champion of Stephen R. Donaldson, and finishing his first novel.
The crisis of U.S. capitalism, loan sharks, trends, idiosyncrasies, hurricanes, alien parasites, exploding suns, and Osama bin Laden - here's the Lowedown on this month's batch of audio books from Kevin Phillips, Charles Osgood, Morgan Spurlock, and more.
Called "America's Foremost Psychic Researcher," Sutphen is a licensed hypnotherapist, the author of over 20 New Age books, and hosts his own web radio show, Dick Sutphen's Metaphysical World. He brings his three hour seminar, The Shift, to Bookmans this May.
In honor of National Poetry Month, Bookmans Grant will give 10% off to customers who observe Poem in Your Pocket Day. Yes, it's really that self-explanatory! Carry a poem in your pocket on Thursday, April 17th, and share it with us for some discount love.
Reading is awesome. Schoolkids and teachers and librarians are awesome. Why, you ask? During the first two months of the Bookmans' Reading Challenge, students from 35 participating elementary schools in Tucson and Mesa have read just under 160,000 books.
Bookmans Mesa's Angel G, a budding romance novelist, attended the Desert Dreams Conference in Phoenix, April 4-6. The convention featured seminars on the romance writing industry and an all-star line-up of bestselling authors.
Microcosm Publishing presents Kate Lopestri's collected observations on the wonders of riding public transportation. Filled with lighthearted anecdotes, as well as practical advice for those who choose to forgo driving, the Omnibus is a reminder that crowded buses and trains can be entertainment.
Less than a month left to Reinvent BookMan! We're giving away travel, hotel, and passes for the biggest pop culture event in North America, Comic-Con International in San Diego. Give our mascot a truly inspired makeover and origin story and you could win!
Bookmans is a primary sponsor of the 11th annual Northern Arizona Book Festival, April 25-26, 2008, and we'll be hosting a slew of special in-store events in honor of Flagstaff's literary event of the year. Come see writer/actor Evan Handler in person!
On Sat, April 19, Bookmans Phoenix will be hosting its third Anime Festival, organized by AniZona, Across Plus, and the ASU West Otaku Club. Come join us as we sing, dance, play games, and have so much fun that minstrels will tell the story for an era!
