Aleister's Top 5 Board Books for 2015
As a used bookstore, Bookmans gets to throw away all notions of “new” in favor of “new to us” or just plain “good books”. This is the case for Aleister’s top five board books for 2015. Aleister just turned one, so pretty much everything is…
Bookmans Recommends: The Poetry of Bill Shields
Written by Flavio, Bookmans Ina Customer Service Supervisor I seek literature that burns a hole in the core of my soul to inspire my writing. Anything that gives me that shiver up my spine is worth a read. Through my journey into the world of…
Gift Guide: Headbanging Ideas for Metal Fanatics
When the time comes to buy your favorite metalhead a gift, proceed with caution. You wouldn’t want to insult a headbanger with a Nickleback CD or a book of sheet music for The Sound of Music, although these make great gifts and your heavy metal…
Gift Guide: Song Books for Song Birds and Other Musical Gifts
Bookmans is chock-full of ideal gifts for your friends and family this holiday season. Everything from the rare and first editions for the book fiend, film classics for the Robert Osborne in your life or Goku figurines for your Dragon Ball Z loving little sis can be…
Gift Guide: What to Buy for Baby
It’s probably safe to assume someone you know has had a baby recently. ‘Tis the season to make sure they have their baby essentials covered. Bookmans can make it easier to shop for the perfect baby gifts. Additionally, we have everything a toddler could want….
Teen Fiction for the Young at Heart Reader
No task is more taxing than that of holiday shopping for bookish friends. If that book lover tends toward the John Green-loving, Ransom Riggs-reading, young-at-heart type reader who enjoys the latest in teen fiction, then you’ve got yourself a recipe for frustration. How do you…
Enjoy a Month of Merriment at Bookmans
Oh, what fun! Bookmans proclaims December a Month of Merriment in the winter wonderland of Flagstaff, the city sidewalks in the Phoenix area and over the hills and everywhere in Tucson. Holidays in Arizona are like none other. Each Bookmans location hosts free activities with…
Tucson Local Businesses Gather at Bookmans Grant
To celebrate Shop Local, Give Local, we hosted our annual Local Business Fair at Bookmans Grant. This year we were honored to host five truly great locals. With the holiday season upon us there’s no better time to familiarize yourselves with these great local gift…
Holiday Reading with Arizona Authors
By Guest Contributor Jonathan Danielson Unlike California, Texas, Florida or even Iowa, our countrymen haven’t viewed the Grand Canyon State as synonymous with great literature and authors during our 100+ year history. That doesn’t mean there’s a dearth of literary talent that hasn’t, at one point…
Debunking Gamer Myths
Video games. Once the pinnacle of geekdom, now played by anyone and everyone. Video game developers release the latest games with hype equivalent to summer blockbusters. (We’re looking at you, Fallout 4!) The biggest shift in perspective moves gamers from couch potatoes to purposeful. Gaming…
Bookmans Recommends: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
Whether you prefer the book or the streaming series, Orange Is the New Black has fans wrapped around its little finger. Due for a fourth season in 2016, the Netflix exclusive takes us on a roller coaster ride of emotions as we experience prison from…
Bookmans Recommends: Hello by Adele
We’re sure you have heard it. English singer, songwriter and ten-time Grammy award winner, Adele made quite a return with Hello, the heart-stopping single from her third album due for release on November 20. Adele’s personal growth in the 3 years since her album 21…
Ticket Tuesdays — 1964 The Beatles Tribute
**CONTEST CLOSED***Yeah, yeah, yeah! See live music that Rolling Stone Magazine calls the “Best Beatles Tribute on Earth,” 1964 The Tribute. Catch this virtual early ’60s Beatles concert complete with accurate instruments, clothing, hairstyles and onstage banter. Beatlemania starts at 8 p.m. on Friday, November…
You Can Win at Higher Education
As Arizona encourages high school seniors to apply for a postsecondary institution including vocational training by the end of November through their Arizona College Application Campaign, we encourage those of you considering higher education for yourself to go for it. Maybe college wasn’t for you…
Six Groundbreaking Native American Women
Little feels better than bundling up and heading to work surrounded by the subtle changes that crisp mornings bring to the desert. A new season arrived and Thanksgiving is upon us. Plowing through gravy trains and elbowing our way to the pumpkin pie, we have…
Flagstaff’s Shop Local Twitter Treasure Hunt
Although we spread the #LocalLove all year long, in November we ask our customers to forget Big Box Black Friday and keep it local instead. Visit the neighborhood stores that make our community great. This year Bookmans partners with Local First Arizona to re-launch the…
Flagstaff's Shop Local Twitter Treasure Hunt
Although we spread the #LocalLove all year long, in November we ask our customers to forget Big Box Black Friday and keep it local instead. Visit the neighborhood stores that make our community great. This year Bookmans partners with Local First Arizona to re-launch the…
Bookmans Recommends: Snarky Puppy
By Robert, Assistant Manager for Bookmans Ina I love instrumental music–jazz, metal, classical, it almost doesn’t matter. I do admit to a greater love of jazz than other genres. Instrumental music requires a skill at melody and feel that keeps the listener interested and engaged…
Behind the Trade Counter with Visual Merchandiser Athene
Have you noticed the quirky displays around the stores? One current favorite at Bookmans Grant is, “Have You RED Any Good Books Lately?” It includes books with covers done in the color red. Bookmans Grant also has a “Survivors” display with post-apocalyptic titles as well…
Shop Local, Give Local in November
This November, Bookmans highlights ways to support local business and give back to the community. Each store hosts free activities to inspire awareness of Arizona-grown non-profits, shops, restaurants and other businesses. It pays to shop local! Statewide non-profit organization, Local First AZ shows that just…
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