Geeking Out with Bookmans: May the Fourth Be With You
Join or fight the dark side at Tucson’s first May the 4th Be With You Force-tival with Bookmans, Hotel Congress, Pima County Public Library and Cinema La Placita. Members of the Empire and Rebel Alliance are encouraged to come in costume to an event of…
Bookmans Sports Is Easy on the Environment
We do our best to be green all year around and not just by giving new life to items that would otherwise have made it to the landfill. We’ve installed electric vehicle chargers at our stores, we have energy management systems for our HVAC that…
Bookmans Sports Exchange Outdoor and Fitness Expo
Celebrate this beautiful weather by joining us from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Kino Stadium for the Bookmans Sports Exchange Outdoor and Fitness Expo. Now that the temperature is rising it’s the optimal time to go outside and play. This…
Bookmans Picks for Best Environmental Blogs
From electric car charging stations to eco-friendly lighting, from recycling to reusing, from partnering with environmentally active community agencies to sponsoring climate-friendly events, Bookmans strives to do right by the big blue ball we call Earth. That’s what you do when environmentalism is one of…
Stephen Chbosky Perks Up Bookmans Grant
Stephen Chbosky’s novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower hit big with teen readers immediately upon its 1999 release and hit big again when the movie opened in theaters in 2012. Chbosky, who also directed the movie, will appear from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on…
Maxwell Middle School Shares School Challenge Experience
Maxwell Middle School in Tucson became a 2013 Bookmans School Challenge finalist and $3,000 cash winner for their exemplary commitment to literacy, inspiring educational techniques and staff and family dedication to the success of the program. Maxwell Middle exemplifies Bookmans’ core value of literacy and…
Alpine Leadership Academy Scores $15,000 in Bookmans School Challenge
Alpine Leadership Academy in Flagstaff impressed the Bookmans School Challenge committee with their application, video submission and site visit to earn a $15,000, no-strings attached cash award. Maxwell Middle School in Tucson and Desert Marigold School in Phoenix also won big by receiving $3,000 each…
Bookmans Announces the Three Finalists in the 2013 Bookmans School Challenge
Desert Marigold School in Phoenix, Maxwell Middle School in Tucson and Alpine Leadership Academy in Flagstaff distinguish themselves among the ten schools vying for $15,000 in cash as part of the Bookmans School Challenge. All of the video submissions from the semi-final round illustrate creativity…
Our First Sports Exchange Model
Meet our newest Sports Exchange team member. Tom McLane built this burning man[nequin] from materials we had laying around our shop. Sure, he looks great, but he weighs a ton! Considering he hasn’t so much as uttered a word, customer service may not be his…
Announcing the Top 10 Bookmans School Challenge Semi-finalists
Ten Arizona schools distinguished themselves to become semi-finalists in the 2013 Bookmans School Challenge for innovative and creative educational efforts. The second annual challenge yielded submissions from elementary, middle and high schools from around the state with programs in academics, athletics, fine/performing arts and community…
How to Put Together a Gift Basket
You can’t turn a corner in a retail store this time of year without running into the mass produced, over-stuffed, generic holiday basket. You know the ones that have the sausage logs and cheese spread, smell-em-goody toiletries or Santa-themed something. This year go against the…
Party Like A Non-Wimp at Bookmans Phoenix
Saturday we celebrated the film release of one of our favorite book and cinema series — Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days! The very un-wimpy fans joined forces and took control of Bookmans Phoenix with a variety of fun for the entire family. The…
Featured Book Review: What Remains by Carole Radziwill
“Tragedy whores.” We aren’t fond of this term. Carole Radziwill pins it to the reader and that judgment makes the story she wants to tell you about Carolyn and John Kennedy, Jr. uncomfortable to read, like watching The Real Housewives of New York City. Theirs…
Turning Trash into Coin Bank Treasures
Walking into a craft store can be overwhelming when you see the price of some materials, which is why we spent an evening showing our customers how to turn their trash into recycled arts and crafts. We invited all ages to Bookmans Phoenix store for…
Trading Musical Instruments Is Easy
“Where do you get all of this stuff?” We get that a lot. The answer is always the same: It comes from customers like you. And do you know what we can’t get enough of? Musical equipment. We are looking for any and everything —…
Bookmans Expands its Buy, Sell, Trade Business with New Sports, Outdoor and Recreational Goods Exchange
Bookmans Exchange has signed a lease to open a sports, outdoor and recreation exchange store using the same quality buy, sell and trade business model that has proved successful for over 35 years. Bookmans Recreation Exchange will do for used recreation equipment what we did…
Buying and Selling Magazines at Bookmans
* by Bookmans Mesa Cashier Supervisor Roland Wakefield Have you wondered what to say on a date with Don Johnson? How to write a love letter to Bruce Willis? How they got Tick-Tock from Return to Oz the walk? Or why Burke and Hare hasn’t…
Join Kids Club for Great Perks All Year Around
Hey kiddos, join the club of other young ‘uns taking charge of their Bookmans shopping experience. Buy what you want at prices your parents can’t say no to. Are you 12 and under? This is the club for you! Check out our video that paints…
Bonus Deal: Donny and Marie Osmond with Friends
“I’m a little bit country. And I’m a little bit rock ‘n roll. I’m a little bit of Memphis and Nashville< With a little bit of Motown in my soul. I don’t know if it’s good or bad But I know I love it so….
Book Review – The Witching Hour: A Novel by Anne Rice
At first glance, fiction and travel guides don’t have much in common, however fiction can set a mood where travel guides primarily address logistics. When I travel I always read fiction set in the region I am visiting. When I first read The Witching Hour…
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