Pocket-Sized Games for Family Fun
There’s something about pocket-sized games. Is it that they fit neatly under the seats in my car, waiting for a dull moment at a party when I can cry out, “I have just the thing to shake this up a bit!” Or maybe that they…
July is National Hemp Month
Every year in July, National Hemp Month celebrates one of the world’s most versatile and usable plants- Hemp. Needless to say, its popularity is indeed growing. For many years laws that have been put into place banning cannabis have also included Hemp, even though it…
July Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces since February. This June we’ve got a featured artist at all six of our Bookmans stores! All six of our stores welcome incredible artisans…
Win a Cameo from Bookmans!
Have you seen the amazing talent that you can hire on Cameo to send yourself or someone else a special personal message? It’s just about the coolest thing ever, especially if your favorite celebrity is available! Well, Bookmans is rewarding all of our readers with…
Celebrate Pride Month in Flagstaff!
Hello Bookmans shoppers and squirrel friends all around! HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! What have you been getting into this pride season? Can’t think straight? Well honey, let Bookmans point you in the direction of all things fabulously entertaining! Now where to start, how about with everyone’s…
Listen With Pride: Hot New Artists In June
As we know, a Pride celebration is not complete without the right music. Of course, there are music standards that can range anywhere from classic disco to dance-pop and the heart beating thump-thump of a fresh house mix. Continuing our celebration of pride month, we…
Crash Course: Magic the Gathering
Welcome, wizard! Prepare your library, for we are about to embark on an epic and potentially devastating duel. This is the world of Magic the Gathering, a fantasy trading card game that is extremely competitive and highly strategic. As intimidating as learning a new game…
June Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces since February. This June we’ve got a featured artist at all siz of our Bookmans stores! All six of our stores welcome incredible artisans…
Read With Pride: Hot New Titles in June
June is Pride month. A month designed for the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community as a social group. Having both inner and outer pride in who you are and who you love, as opposed to shame and…
Get and Give with Summer Reads!
Do you know what’s better than reading a great book? Getting a great book for free! This summer, Bookmans is helping you stock up on all the books you can handle – and help you pay it forward too with Bookmans Summer Reads! From June…
Father’s Day Movie Picks!
With Father’s Day just around the corner, I’m laying out my top movie picks about the man, the myth, the legend: Dad. To pick this list, I wanted movies that really captured the bond between father and child. Thus, movies like “Taken,” which are exciting…
May Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces since February. This May we’ve got a featured artist at four Bookmans stores! Tucson welcomes three incredible artisans who are making a big splash…
Spring Movie Nights with Bookmans!
Hello Bookmans shoppers and happy spring! Spring is the time for new beginnings, new thrills, fresh starts, and hopefully, less Covid! What do you have planned for these exciting new times? Oh, you haven’t given it much thought… Well, Bookmans is here and delighted to…
Celebrate Earth Day with this DIY craft
Hello, fellow Earthlings! In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, I’m sharing one of my favorite things: Do-it-yourself reusable shopping bags. If you are anything like my friends who have heard me talk exuberantly (i.e. endlessly) about this, you may be just plain over…
Poefest: Arizona Student Writing Competition 2021
PoeFest 2021 is celebrating its 13th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members….
The Women of Bookmans
March is National Women’s History Month, but Bookmans celebrates the impressive and awesome women in our lives all year round! I want to highlight some of the female employees that I work with each day at the Bookmans East Tucson store. These women really make…
Why I Read to My Dog
We all know a dog is (wo)man’s best friend. While most dogs aren’t performing the ancient tasks we bred them to do anymore, they’ve found new ways to love us unconditionally. Your dog is always there if you need help pre-rinsing the dishes, he doesn’t…
Bookmans Interviews: Author Gene Luen Yang!
OMG, you guys! Bookmans had the HUGE privilege of speaking with the fantastic author and illustrator Gene Luen Yang this week. We cannot express how much this interview has been a tremendous boon for Bookmans. We had TWO Bookmans marketing team members talk to Mr….
Let’s Talk About Dr. Seuss
Hello all and to all hello. Let’s talk about a certain Mr. Doctor fellow. We all know him well and of this I’m sure, we all know him as the great, great grandfather of children’s literature. You’ve guessed it, you’ve guessed it right, you’re the…