Bookmans Recommends: Top Ten Spooky Tunes
Late October in Arizona means Fall is (finally) in the air! Pumpkin spice lattes flow like mulled cider and coffee houses crawl with Washington apple pound cakes. Halloween lurks just around the corner and last minute costumes are in the works. Nothing makes a Halloween…
Sweat for Pets with Bookmans
Sunny and 83 degrees is the expected forecast for Sunday, November 1, and it’s one of the many reasons to join Bookmans and the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSAZ) for Sweat for Pets Walk, Run and Roll on the University of Arizona mall. Your…
Terrifying Tales from AHHHH-rizona
The Old West is full of spooky tales and ghostly sightings. From specter sightings of Virgil Earp in Tombstone or rogue ghost cats haunting hotel rooms in Jerome, we have sepulchered frightful tales in the dust of Arizona history. With so many cowboy shootouts and…
Shop Local Twitter Treasure Hunt
Across Arizona, Bookmans collaborates with Local First AZ (LFA) to bring you an action-packed Shop Local Twitter Treasure Hunt! Bookmans and LFA hid prize baskets at local businesses around the state and it’s up to you to make the discoveries. Join us for three weeks…
Ticket Tuesdays — Ozomatli at Rialto
***CONTEST CLOSED*** This contest has ended but tickets may still be available. Ticket information included at end of post. Ozomatli became the first band to be asked to speak at the TED Conference, sharing their ideas about music and identities in the global age. There…
Reel Chat: Hocus Pocus – Bookmans Entertainment
What began as a Disney Channel original movie became a theatrical release and a cult classic. Hocus Pocus evolved into a Halloween tradition. The story of the Sanderson sisters’ resurrection and Max’s race to stop them from stealing the youth from Salem’s children is arguably the…
Tucson Weekly Announces 2015 Best of Tucson
In some ways, we could have predicted success in the Tucson Weekly’s 2015 Best of Tucson awards. Our stores reflect the communities in which we operate. Tucson is awesome, your bring your awesome stuff to trade and you elevate our cred by hanging out with…
Book Review: Zen In the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams
Reviewed by by Robert Fisher, Book Department at Bookmans Grant Zen In the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams has long been a favorite of mine. Hyams’ philosophy is less about technique and more about philosophy, quite a bit of which is useful even if one…
Ticket Tuesdays — The Loft Film Fest
***CONTEST CLOSED*** This contest has ended but tickets are still available. Ticket information included at end of post. The Loft Film Fest reflects the films The Loft Cinema plays all year round–classics, documentaries, the best foreign films from around the world, new indie comedies, horror…
Spine Tingling Kids Crafts
Take advantage of these fun and easy Halloween crafts this spine tingling season. We love all things eerie and spooky and it’s even better when we can turn them into silly crafts for the youngsters! Here are easy, step-by-step instructions on how to make two…
Eight Awesome Marvel Superheroines
Though DC Comics characters have their merits, today we are Team Marvel. Amid a male-dominated superhero universe, we highlight Marvel superheroines of valor. Geeking out on comics is a pastime shared by all ages, genders and backgrounds. These fabulous females help young girls feel self-empowered…
Review of Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Reviewed by Flavio Collins, Cashier Supervisor at Bookmans Ina Most people’s perceptions of Westerns skew in a narrow canyon between John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Television shows like Bonanza introduce the West as an idyllic place. Yes, yes, we all live in Arizona. We’ve all…
The Monumental Greatness that Is Goosebumps
This October marks not only the annual event for mass candy consumption known as Halloween but also the theatrical release of the long awaited Goosebumps. Starring Jack Black as the fictional version of Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine, Goosebumps tells the tale of what would happen…
Spend Fall Break at Camp Bookmans
Camp Bookmans is in full swing at Bookmans Phoenix! Each Thursday in October, we host events for young people from 3 to 4 p.m. Spend Fall Break at Camp Bookmans to enjoy art projects, photo booths, face painting and awesome activities. Every week is a…
Bookmans Recommends: Spooky Reads
There’s no better time of year to read thrilling stories and novels than, well, whenever you want to! There are plenty of spooky authors we’re sure you already know, like R.L. Stine, Steven King, and Dean Koontz, but we want to introduce you to some not-so-well-known…
Bookmans Sells Dead People
Revel with hauntingly charming characters this October as Bookmans Sells Dead People. Capture the genius and great works of those authors, artists and filmmakers who have transcended this world. Whether spooky cinema hits the spot or you prefer a Southern Gothic tale, we have you…
Autumn Celebrations at Cornucopia Fall Festival
by Kelsey Hontz, Bookmans Flagstaff Cashier and Future Bestseller “Autumn” conjures images of colorful crisp leaves, sweaters and boots, hot apple cider and a bite of frost in the morning. The second annual Cornucopia Fall Festival at the Thorpe Park Softball Fields in Flagstaff was…
Stocking Shelves that Fight Censorship
Censorship goes beyond banning our favorite books, movies, albums and games. The ALA’s list of frequently challenged books is astounding. Hearing that classic movies such as Gone With the Wind have been deemed unsuitable for public audiences makes us shake our heads. Even so, we…
Bookmans Attends the 10th Annual Pickin’ In the Pines
The 10th annual Pickin’ In the Pines took place this past weekend and Bookmans was once again fully participating in the bluegrass and acoustic music celebration. Brought to you by Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music and arguably the biggest party to take place in our…
Bookmans Attends the 10th Annual Pickin' In the Pines
The 10th annual Pickin’ In the Pines took place this past weekend and Bookmans was once again fully participating in the bluegrass and acoustic music celebration. Brought to you by Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music and arguably the biggest party to take place in our…
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