We've Got Books and So Could You
Bookmans peeps are known to go gaga for a book or two. After all, books are how we got our start. Before founder Bob Oldfather developed the stores to become the mothership of all things entertainment, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange was just Bookmans, but with an apostrophe…
Historical Heroines In Life and Books
“Well-behaved women seldom make history,” said author and feminist Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in 1976. The sentiment has since taken hold and is well used today. March is Women’s History month, and, boy, is there a lot to learn about historical heroines in life and books.
Audio Books Provide Welcome Distraction
“Let me tell you a story.” Humans have always been drawn to great tales. Since the days of gathering around the campfire to gathering around the family radio, story telling has been a favorite past-time. There is something intimate and endlessly enjoyable about listening to…
A Brief Steampunk Primer
Tucson recently held its annual Steampunk Convention and we are happy the genre has taken hold. Employees at Bookmans Speedway are especially big fans of steampunk. It folds nicely into all the things we hold dear, promote and geek out over. Steampunk ideals incorporate re-purposing,…
Rare Handy Mandy Available
Bookmans Speedway debuted a special rare book collection during Love of Reading month that took us all back to our childhood. The collection of children’s books by Ruth Plumly Thompson with illustrations by Jno R. Neill is founded on and continues the famous Oz stories…
Explore Arizona in Books
Bookmans has many and varied loves with the deepest of soft spots for Arizona and all its troubles and trappings. We are a complex state geographically, politically and socially. We can’t think of a better way to embrace Love of Reading month than to explore…
Top 10 Books We Wish Customers Would Request
The country may be focused on Love of Reading this month, but for Bookmans peeps it’s ALWAYS Love of Reading time. We recently posted our customers’ most requested titles, all of which are excellent requests. Working among books all day, every day, we are entrenched…
Megan’s Love of Reading Book Recommendations
By Megan Maiden, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa By some act of voodoo and happenstance, I managed to read several books for Love of Reading month. Being a mom to two kids and several animals, I don’t know how this happened! I won’t question the…
Megan's Love of Reading Book Recommendations
By Megan Maiden, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa By some act of voodoo and happenstance, I managed to read several books for Love of Reading month. Being a mom to two kids and several animals, I don’t know how this happened! I won’t question the…
Bookmans Top 10 Best Sellers
To help customers celebrate their love of reading, we polled our employees to create a list of Bookmans Top 10 Best Sellers for this year. These books have already made a big impact in 2015 or continue to ride their best-selling tide. These books are…
6 Ways to Treat Yo’self on Valentine’s Day | Bookmans
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and as all the blissfully happy couples make reservations for romantic dinners and “surprise” each other with roses, chocolate or whatever it is you get boys (ties?), some of us are left without a date to the dance….
6 Ways to Treat Yo'self on Valentine's Day | Bookmans
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and as all the blissfully happy couples make reservations for romantic dinners and “surprise” each other with roses, chocolate or whatever it is you get boys (ties?), some of us are left without a date to the dance….
Star Wars Comics at Bookmans Speedway
Bookmans Speedway customers have discovered our new Geek Zone with its Geek-a-rific wonderland of action figures, role playing games, graphic novels and comic books, but we didn’t stop there. We recently expanded the comic books, refining the department. Marvel and DC comics have been separated…
Whovian’s Doctor Who Heaven
All hail 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 1963 — a holy date in the world of Whovians. That is the date of the first episode of Doctor Who aired. We were never the same. For the seven people on planet Earth who do not…
Whovian's Doctor Who Heaven
All hail 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 1963 — a holy date in the world of Whovians. That is the date of the first episode of Doctor Who aired. We were never the same. For the seven people on planet Earth who do not…
Vintage Toys at Bookmans Speedway
Make believe happens all the time at Bookmans Speedway. Bookmans has a tendency to hire creative people, but that isn’t the only reason there’s so much imaginative play around here. If you worked in a donut shop, you might eat a few. If you spent…
Marching with Math and Mozart
Musical education continues the good fight for a renaissance in terms of acceptability and validation (and financing). Multiple studies confirm the positive effects of music study in cognitive abilities especially in terms of mathematics. Universities at home and abroad have trumpeted (ahem) the results of…
Wonderful and Weird Collectibles
Wonder why weird wonders are way out? What? We say why bother? It’s best to enjoy the wackiness in our world. Bookmans Speedway is a great place to start. Our store has quirk in every corner. The wonders abound. If you haven’t stopped by our…
Get Your Java at Bookmans Cafe
Bookmans is the place for great deals on all forms of entertainment, but Bookmans Flagstaff has an extra goodie in store for you — great coffee. Nestled in the corner of Bookmans Flag is the Bookmans Cafe. With locally sourced coffee beans and baked goods…
Bookmans Original Brand
Most folks know that Bookmans sells books, and not just books but all manner of entertainment and educational merchandise. Many of you are also familiar with Bob Oldfather, the currently blue bearded owner of Bookmans. You might have seen him in one of our ads…
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