Geeking Out with Ready Player One
There’s one book that currently has every Bookmans employee geeking their socks off. It’s everything we love about the 80’s, science fiction and the thrill of a great competition. Ernest Cline’s first novel, Ready Player One, has quickly gained the top spot on the Bookmans Recommends…
Stay Out Of The Heat With Summer Movies
With Summer in full force the heat can be oppressive. All of us are trying to find fun ways to relax and wait until the sun goes down. Many kids are out of school in need of a diversion and something to do. Movie theaters are…
Ticket Tuesday: Fitz and The Tantrums
*****Contest Closed***** They can make your hands clap. They can make you jump around. And now they are coming to Tempe’s Marquee Theatre Wednesday, July 27th. Who are they you ask? Why, none other than Fitz & The Tantrums! Oh, here we go! These tickets are going…
Joe Coleman: Artistic Madman or Genius
The Book of Joe about the contemporary Artist Joe Coleman made its way to the trade counter of Bookmans Flag. Two hundred and twenty three pages of Coleman’s macabre and brilliantly detailed paintings are sure to either delight some art fans and nauseate others. Coleman’s paintings are the…
Sid Cedargreen: Art In The Southwest
By: Frank Solano, Bookmans Outside Buy Coordinator. Bookmans has acquired a significant collection of paintings by lauded Arizona artist Sid Cedargreen. Sid Cedargreen was a mid-century painter who’s art beautifully depicted the desert southwest. In 1958, Mr. Cedargreen was part of an art collective that transformed…
Gushing About Gwen Stefani
It’s no secret that Gwen Stefani has topped the charts. Ever since she first hit the music scene 1986 with No Doubt this ska chick from Anaheim turned pop diva has consistently produced hit after hit. She has not only maintain rocksteady status, she has become…
Bookmans Recommends: Above and Beyond
I fell in in love UK trance group Above and Beyond after first hearing the Group Therapy album. Consisting of DJ’s, Tony, Paavo, and Jono, Above and Beyond, tap into the human condition through lyric and melody. I’ve experienced many different music festivals/shows but seeing an…
ComicCon 2016 Cosplayers Brave The Heat And Have A Blast
By C’loni Bailey (Asst Manager Bookmans Mesa) Phoenix Comicon 2016 was the busiest one to date, with record-breaking attendee numbers as well as record high temperatures. Even being blasted with a heat wave that cranked the temperatures up to 115° didn’t stop the masses from converging…
Meeting Brandon Sanderson at Phx Comicon
With blistering, above average 110+ degree weather and thousands-I mean thousands-of cosplayers lining the Phoenix Convention Center floor, Phoenix Comicon was an absolute success. We had duck duck goose with Spidermans, Deadpools and Cher. There were meet and greets and panels with some of pop culture’s…
Summer Kids Events Highlight- Puppets Amongus
Our Bookmans Tucson stores kicked off the first week of Summer Kids Events with a puppet show from local puppet theater, Puppets Amongus. The show was a rousing success with a puppet rendition of the classic children’s tale The Silk Princess by Charles Santore. The Silk Princess…
Fun for Father’s Day
With Father’s Day coming up on June 19th, Bookmans is the perfect place to not only get out of the heat and have some fun but also to find the perfect gift for Dad! No matter what Pops interest, you are sure to find something unexpected and…
Fun for Father's Day
With Father’s Day coming up on June 19th, Bookmans is the perfect place to not only get out of the heat and have some fun but also to find the perfect gift for Dad! No matter what Pops interest, you are sure to find something unexpected and…
View on “Views” by Drake
We have to say Drake has an amazing talent for spinning his most raw thoughts, anxieties, feelings and insecurities into an immense revelation. In his music he confronts his hardships and you feel a commonplace of both vulnerability and confidence radiate when listening to his tracks. Now…
View on "Views" by Drake
We have to say Drake has an amazing talent for spinning his most raw thoughts, anxieties, feelings and insecurities into an immense revelation. In his music he confronts his hardships and you feel a commonplace of both vulnerability and confidence radiate when listening to his tracks. Now…
Graphic Novels With Girl Power
If you haven’t heard by now we’re here to tell you graphic novels are all the rage. Marvel, DC, Image, Top Shelf, Dark Horse and their characters are only the tip of the paneled iceberg. There are more graphic novel distributors, stories and film adaptations than…
Getting Creative at Bookmans
Do you love to paint? Maybe you like to draw, make music, or even whittle wood. Personally, I love paper crafts. I’m a stationery hoarder by nature and anything made of paper that looks remotely cute, creative or artsy is something I’m interested in. After…
Freebie Friday-Harkins Summer Movie Fun Season Passes
***Contest Closed**** Try to find the ultimate baddie with Minions. Learn the secrets of kung fu and noodles with Po the Panda. Or see a beloved children’s story come to life with Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. Harkins Summer Movie Fun offers a variety of family movies…
B. Bookington: A Books Life At Bookmans
So you’ve just traded in some of your beloved books to one of our six Bookmans stores. And as you start to walk away carrying your new haul of sweet finds you purchased with trade credit, your mind can’t help but wonder. Where are they…
Viper: A Unique Take On A Classical Instrument – Written by Paul Lee
Years back, when I was a Bookmans Mesa customer an unorthodox violin named Viper had caught my eye. Shaped like a contoured Flying V guitar with almost no resemblance to a normal violin, Viper was intriguing to say the least. Where traditional violins have four strings, Viper…
Tune In this June for Live Music at Bookmans
Change your tune this June to a more melodic state, hang with your main pitches and carouse with those rowdy treble makers. With an orchestra of fun music-filled events at Bookmans locations across the state, even the most tone-deaf individual can find his/her jam. Sit…
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