Animals

Ana Flora
Anaflora flower essences and flower essence formulas made just for animals by Sharon Callahan, internationally recognized animal communication specialist and leading pioneer in the use of flower essences in the treatment of animals.

Arizona Adopt A Greyhound, Inc.
A non-profit corporation committed to rescuing retired racing greyhounds from the racetracks, nursing them back to health, and placing them into new permanent homes as companion animals.

Arizona Greyhound Rescue
A non-profit, all-volunteer, 501©(3) corporation committed to the belief that every greyhound deserves a loving, permanent and responsible home.

D&M’s Reptile Rescue & Rehabilitation
An organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of unwanted and mistreated reptiles in Tucson, Arizona, and surrounding areas.

Desert Chinchillas
A small chinchilla rescue located in central Tucson, AZ.

F.A.I.R.
The Foundation for Animals In Risk promotes quality adoptions for homeless pets in Pima County.

The Hermitage Cat Shelter
Arizona’s first no-kill, no-cage sanctuary and adoption shelter. The Hermitage is dedicated to the shelter, protection and care of homeless cats, especially those that are often not considered adoptable by other organizations.

Humane Society of Southern Arizona
An independent, local organization dedicated to saving the lives of homeless, abandoned, and often abused animals.

Music

Al Perry
Al Perry is an institution in Tucson. He is a laconic and ironic singer-songwriter who is dedicated to carrying the torch for what used to be known as country and western music. Al is a testament to the best of live music in Tucson.

Ambassador Ken
Experimental indie electronica, ala Ladytron, Peaches, and The Faint.

Blazing Edisons
From the ashes of Alice and the Lazy Bastards emerges this blues/rock jam band of “badass originals” and “sweet licks.”

Calexico
Joey Burns and John Convertino lead Tucson’s most beloved and well-known “local” band; headlined the very first Bookmans’ Party in the Park in 2007.

Cathy Rivers
Whether solo or with her band Little Black Cloud, Cathy’s songs are evocative and heartfelt.

Chuck Cheesman
Singer/songwriter, fingerstyle guitarist, children’s musician, and one of the most popular acts in our stores.

Chuck “Wagon” Maultsby & His Old Band
The “Dean Martin of the Double-Wides” is an old friend of Bookmans and one of Tucson’s most endurable acts.

The Dusty Buskers
The Dusty Buckers have been described as, “sideburn-friendly, Celtic-infused Americana/bluegrass with a punk-grog buzz. A family feud w/ fiddles, mandolins, harmonicas, whiskey and silly hats.”

How to Build a Rocketship
How To Build A Rocketship were a Tucson-based band that existed from Summer 1997 to the fall of 2000. They have reunited through the miracle of technology (or MySpace) and are completing their long-lost second album. Bug Mario at the Grant store about when it will be done.

Howe Gelb
Solo or as frontman for Giant Sand and OP8, he’s made more quality music in his lifetime than you ever will. Probably.

The Insomniacs
Vintage, jump blues with heart, straight outta Portland.

The Kate Becker Project
With a rich blend of sultry jazz, poetry, blues, soul and speak-easy style cabaret, The Kate Becker Project likes to push the boundaries of music.

The Konamis
“Terror! Robots! Rock and roll!”

KXCI
93.1-FM, community radio in Tucson.

Leila Lopez
Leila Lopez has been developing her own sound since she was 8 years old. She grew up listening to and being inspired by her father, who was also a musician.

Low Ones
“Low Ones play with an experimental bend in the same vein as Yo La Tengo…sometimes acoustic like Harvest-era Neil Young. Twisted poetic songs with just the right amount of edge and female harmony vocals.”

Marianne Dissard
Tucson chanteuse who sings Calexico-produced French pop from Tucson, Arizona.

Michael John Serpe
Michael John Serpe is singer-songwriter who believes in doing things the old fashioned way. He is the true definition of a “folk” artist in the modern sense.

Michael P. Nordberg
Melds soul, funk, jazz, honky-tonk and rock seamlessly together into his own unique sound.

The Monitors
If The Monitors look familiar to you, it’s for a good reason. Vikas from Nowhere Man and Morgan and Tommy from Ten Percenters have decided to embark on a musical journey, stealing ideas and sensibilities from bands like The Police, The Minutemen and John Tesh.

Neko Case
Animal lover, artist, redhead, and occasionally she writes and sings songs about ferrets. That is a recipe for awesome.

Naim Amor
Paris-raised, Tucson-based composer of beautiful French pop.

The Porchlights
This Colorado-based acoustic jam band is a Flagstaff favorite.

The Rialto Theatre
This historic theater in downtown Tucson has become a regular stop for national acts, both established and up and coming. Bookmans is proud to be the exclusive outlet for tickets. Check out the concert schedule.

The Road Show on KXCI
DJ Mel Mason’s preview of national acts touring through Arizona. Listen to her program and then pick up your tickets at Bookmans!

Saint Rorschach
“We draw a lot of comparisons to artsy-mope bands your older siblings probably love. We’re an artsy-mopey-older-sibling kind of band.”

So Much Silence
Kevin’s rundown on the music you’ll want to hear, based in Arizona.

The Spurloafers
“Our music is kind of a bluesy rock style with undertones of old country, rockabilly, and a haeaping spoonful of that dry desert sound otherwise known as Americana.”

Tony Norris
“If Garrison Keillor were raised on cornbread and beans.” Musician, folklorist, and storyteller, and a mainstay at our Flagstaff store.

Twenty Three Suns
Sounds like: “The Kids of Widney High covering Pink Floyd’s soundtrack to More.”

Warp Zone
Phoenix-based band that covers Nintendo video game music. Yeah, they are that cool.

Books

Assouline
Publisher of fine illustrated books dedicated to art, fashion, photography, and design.

Chronicle Books
Publisher dedicated to the spirit, creativity, and value of books.

Dark Horse
The third largest comic book publisher in the U.S. and largest producer of comics-related memorabilia.

Inner Traditions
One of the oldest and largest publishers of spiritual and healing traditions of the world.

Last Gasp Books
Last Gasp is one of the largest and oldest publishers and purveyors of underground comic books in the world, as well as being a distributor of all sorts of weird ‘n’ wonderful subversive literature, graphic novels, tattoo and art books.

Soundprints
Publisher of environmentally-conscious and educational books and toys for children.

Taschen
International publisher of quality volumes on art, photography, design, and comics.

Top Shelf Productions
Publisher of contemporary graphic novels and comics by artists of singular vision.

Krueger Books
Locally-owned Tucson bookstore specializing in signed books, first edition books, out of print books, rare and antiquarian books, book collecting information, a bookmark museum and more.

Environment

Hunter Creek Adventures
Your ticket to an unforgettable Alaskan adventure.

Knik River Lodge
If you love the great outdoors as much as comfort and privacy, the Knik River Lodge is your perfect Alaskan accommodation.

Art

Assouline
Publisher of fine illustrated books dedicated to art, fashion, photography, and design.

Dark Horse
The third largest comic book publisher in the U.S. and largest producer of comics-related memorabilia.

Last Gasp Books
Last Gasp is one of the largest and oldest publishers and purveyors of underground comic books in the world, as well as being a distributor of all sorts of weird ‘n’ wonderful subversive literature, graphic novels, tattoo and art books.

Red Meat
Max Cannon’s cult comic, starring Bug-Eyed Earl, Milkman Dan, Clyde, Papa Moai, Stubbo, and more.

Sarah Morse Jewelry Design
For over thirty years, Sarah Morse has created handmade jewelry that’s both alluring and unique.

Taschen
International publisher of quality volumes on art, photography, design, and comics.

Tavis Maiden
The art blog of T.J. Maiden. You can also view his work at his official artsite.

Top Shelf Productions
Publisher of contemporary graphic novels and comics by artists of singular vision.

Two Monocles
The (sometimes) true adventures of three angry video game store employees.

Movies

Ban 1 Productions
Small, independent DVD and film archive that specializes in cult, horror, and all sorts of odd cinema.

Can’t Stop the Serenity
Bookmans was the major sponsor of the Tempe and Tucson 2007 and 2008 Can’t Stop The Serenity charity screenings, organized by the Arizona Browncoats. The Arizona CSTS screenings have raised over $30,000 for Equality Now and local women’s charities since 2006.

Chandler Cinemas
The Valley’s only truly independent film theater. Home of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Midnite Movie Mamacita’s cult classics, including Repertory Film and Grindhouse Redux, sponsored by Bookmans.

I Can Smell Your Brains
Featuring news and reviews of horror, sci-fi, blaxploitation, and more.

International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
Phoenix’s premier horror and science fiction film festival.

Late Night Cult Classics
The Bookmans-sponsored roster of Cult Classics at the Loft Cinema, every Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m. See our Events Calendar for upcoming films.

The Loft Cinema
Southern Arizona’s only non-profit, community-supported art house theater, which features once and future classics side-by-side and works to promote the appreciation of the art of film. Bookmans is a long-time supporter and friend of the theater, and the sponsor of the Late Night Cult Classics series.

Midnite Movie Mamacita
The Phoenix New Times voted Andrea Beesley-Brown’s cult film series as the “Best Way to Catch a B-Movie” in their 2007 best-of. Bookmans is proud to sponsor Grindhouse Redux, the Mamacita’s monthly double header of grindhouse classics at Chandler Cinemas.

Pondo Enterprises
“Off the grid filmmaaking.” Home of Comic Book Diaries and Marijuanos.

Employees

Ambassador Ken
Experimental indie electronica, ala Ladytron, Peaches, and The Faint.

Blazing Edisons
From the ashes of Alice and the Lazy Bastards emerges this blues/rock jam band of “badass originals” and “sweet licks.”

Desert Chinchillas
A small chinchilla rescue located in central Tucson, AZ.

Graveyard Shift
“Comic about a group of guys who like video games, anime, movies, and arbitrary humour. Oh, and we have a monkey in a skull mask.”

How to Build a Rocketship
How To Build A Rocketship were a Tucson-based band that existed from Summer 1997 to the fall of 2000. They have reunited through the miracle of technology (or MySpace) and are completing their long-lost second album.

The Konamis
“Terror! Robots! Rock and roll!”

Look For Signage
A collective of artists, scholars, writers and other participants in the business of culture.

Lookingglass.tumblr
“Because the NET is GOOD.”

Low Ones
“Low Ones play with an experimental bend in the same vein as Yo La Tengo…sometimes acoustic like Harvest-era Neil Young. Twisted poetic songs with just the right amount of edge and female harmony vocals.”

Pondo Enterprises
“Off the grid filmmaaking.” Home of Comic Book Diaries and Marijuanos.

Saint Rorschach
“We draw a lot of comparisons to artsy-mope bands your older siblings probably love. We’re an artsy-mopey-older-sibling kind of band.”

The Spurloafers
“Our music is kind of a bluesy rock style with undertones of old country, rockabilly, and a heaping spoonful of that dry desert sound otherwise known as Americana.”

Tavis Maiden
The art blog of T.J. Maiden. You can also view his work at his official artsite.

Twenty Three Suns
Sounds like: “The Kids of Widney High covering Pink Floyd’s soundtrack to More.”

Two Monocles
The (sometimes) true adventures of three angry video game store employees.

What the Hell Are You Eating?
These are the places Marshall has eaten at in Tucson.

Zombie Pixel
Video game musings for the hardcore gamer.

Sponsorships

Arizona Derby Dames
Bookmans is a proud sponsor of this Phoenix-based roller derby organization which features “live fast rollergirls” on five teams: The Bombshells, The Coffin Draggers, The Brutal Beauties, The Schoolyard Scrappers, and The Runaway Brides. Check out the next bout!

Late Night Cult Classics
The Bookmans-sponsored roster of Cult Classics at the Loft Cinema, every Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m. See our Events Calendar for upcoming films.

Midnite Movie Mamacita
The Phoenix New Times voted Andrea Beesley-Brown’s cult film series as the “Best Way to Catch a B-Movie” in their 2007 best-of. Bookmans is proud to sponsor Grindhouse Redux, the Mamacita’s monthly double header of grindhouse classics, and Repertory Film at Chandler Cinemas.

Tucson Roller Derby
Bookmans is a major sponsor of all-girl, flat-track roller derby in Tucson. This local league claims five teams (Furious Truckstop Waitresses, Copper Queens, VICE Squad, The Iron Curtain, and the Saddletramps), a national ranking, and is a founding member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.

Anti-Censorship

American Booksellers Association
The ABA is the national, not-for-profit trade association for independent booksellers and has been dedicated to providing education, resources, services, and advocacy to its members for almost 100 years.

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
The ABFFE, founded by the American Booksellers Association, is a tireless advocate for booksellers in the fight against censorship and the protection of First Amendment rights.

American Library Association
ALA is the largest and oldest library association in the world. Bookmans' annual Fight Censorship campaign can trace its origins to the annual ALA's Banned Books Week.

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The CBLDF has been defending the First Amendment rights of the comic book industry since 1986.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
The EFF has been defending your rights on the web since 1990. They are dedicated to confronting "cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights."

Literacy

Literacy Volunteers of Tucson
Literacy Volunteers of Tucson believes that everyone should have the opportunity to learn to read. They exist to improve the reading, writing and English-speaking skills of adults who read at or below the sixth-grade level, free of charge. They bring together dedicated adult learners with committed and well-trained volunteers who provide instruction to address the individual needs and goals of students in a confidential manner. Bookmans is a regular contributor to LVT.

Reading Seed
The Reading Seed program was born in 1995 and merged with the Rotary Club of Tucson in 2004 to expand its staff of volunteers. Their goal is to help all children in Pima County in the first, second, and third grades read at or above grade level. Bookmans is a financial contributor to the organization and we provide Bookmans gift certificates each year as prizes during their "Reading Seed Board Game" literacy drive.

Sahuaro Girl Scount Council
The Sahuaro Girl Scout Council serves more than 13,000 girls and over 3,000 adult volunteers. The Bookmans Low Lounge, located at the Council's Resource Center on Broadway Blvd., is a joint effort between Bookmans and Girl Scouts to create a safe space for girls, complete with access to computers, books, and other resources.

Sun Sounds
Sun Sounds of Arizona provides audio access to information for those in the Southwest who cannot read print due to disability. The service can be accessed in three ways: on the radio, on the web, and on the phone. Each year, Bookmans donates money and merchandise that allows Sun Sounds to share the gift of reading with all people, regardless of disability.

Diversity

Northern Arizona Pride Association
NAPA's mission is to "educate, celebrate and increase acceptance and awareness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community of Flagstaff and Northern Arizona." Bookmans is a long-time supporter of their annual pride event, Pride in the Pines.

Phoenix Pride
Phoenix Pride "celebrates and promotes the history, courage, diversity and future prosperity of the Metropolitan Phoenix LGBT community," with a vision to "increase world awareness of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender) community to eliminate homophobia and discrimination."

Tucson Pride, Inc.
Tucson Pride, Ina. is an Arizona non-profit corporation and an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that "produces and promotes cultural, educational and recreational events for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Tucson, Arizona." Bookmans is a frequent participant in their annual pride event, Pride in the Desert.

Games

John N. Hansen Company
Providing bestselling toys and games for over 50 years.

Zombie Pixel
Video game musings for the hardcore gamer.

Tech

Signal vs. Noise
Signal vs. Noise, a weblog by 37signals about design, business, experience, simplicity, the web, culture, and more. Established 1999 in Chicago. Visit the Product Blog for more information on our products.

Slashdot
News for nerds. Stuff that matters.