What On Earth Are You Going to Do with an English Degree?
By Kaitlin Hooker, Bookmans Editorial Assistant Intern Two years and four majors into my undergraduate career, I decided to get my Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. My mom sighed, my dad yelled and my friends squinted their eyes and tried to be supportive….
The Sims 3 Retail Therapy
By C’Loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa It began with a sudden, intense need to have my own castle. Perhaps it was because I am in the process of house hunting and my modest means are not conducive to owning an actual castle, so…
Bookmans Musical Instrument Repair Shop on Instagram
By Michael Welborn, Electronics Specialist for Bookmans Musical Instrument Repair Bookmans Musical Instrument Repair joins Bookmans and Bookmans Sports on Instagram. Follow us to see the weird, wonderful and everything in between that comes across our collective benches. Following @BookmansMIR gives you a sneak peek…
Ticket Tuesday: 2016 Phoenix Film Festival
**CONTEST CLOSED** The Phoenix Film Foundation presents the 16th Annual Phoenix Film Festival! The festival starts Thursday, April 7 and runs through Thursday, April 14. The PFF was named one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals by MovieMaker Magazine and tops the Bookmans list of…
New Young Adult Section Inspires Recommendations
Given the popularity and the increase in the number of Young Adult titles, the section at Bookmans Speedway needed to expand. We moved the YA books to their own spot at the end of the Geek Zone. Relocating YA from the Kids Room is important…
Earth Month: Our Shelves Are Orange, But Our Hearts Are Green
We adore Mother Earth! Whether it’s through the power of cultivation by planting trees and native plants or spreading the word on the importance of minimizing waste through the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle tenet, Bookmans supports environmental efforts and education. We want your help this April for…
Bookmans Recommends: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
With the thousands of fantasy titles on our shelves, it’s hard to find one that’s so thoroughly original it makes us want to never put it down while simultaneously making us want to stop reading so the story never has to end. The Name of…
Bookmans Recommends: Rare, Cult and Camp Cinema
You don’t need to take a film history class to become a film buff. Bookmans carries the best, weirdest and hard-to-find titles to round out your film education. Come find a movie that you can’t believe existed, learn about the classics or plan a fun…
Perpetual Lowbie: How I Learned to Stop Grinding and Start Enjoying Low Levels
By C’Loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa I love MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role-playing games). The game worlds are huge and the game never ends. I’ve played dozens of MMORPGs and the one thing they have in common is that I have next to…
All Things Art In Flagstaff
Bookmans stores across the state have hosted a series of free events for the art enthusiasts in our communities this March. For Bookmans Flagstaff, no events were more exciting than the series of free concerts brought to you by Flagstaff Arts Council (FAC). A month-long…
Vintage Games to Entertain
Vintage is trending across the entertainment spectrum, including games. Bookmans has all the vintage games (speaking hyperbolicly)! Retro Range Toys and Games released a collection of retro-inspired games with original artwork and game pieces. These are “modernized versions of old favourites” that combine the quirky…
Freddy Krueger and the Old Gory Classics
By Robert Holcombe, Bookmans Ina Assistant Manager Many people know and love Freddy Krueger. No, you’re not dreaming. It’s early to bring up this scarred, scary, dream shyster, but I’m doing it anyway. How many horror villains have as much fun as Freddy? Most slash kingpins…
2016 TFOB Recap: Reinventing Poe
By Kaitlin Hooker, Bookmans Editorial Assistant Intern This year at Tucson Festival Of Books I attended Evermore: Reinventing Poe, given in honor of Big Read Connects Tucson, whose theme this year is Edgar Allan Poe. Authors Louis Bayard, Lynn Cullen and Polly Schulman talked about…
Artfully Original Local Art at Bookmans Speedway
Bookmans is not just a haven for readers, gamers, audiophiles, film buffs, musicians, cooks and pet lovers. We are also home to some of the best local artistic talent and their creations. For All Things Art month, we celebrate our crafty customers and employees–starting at…
2016 TFOB Recap: Author Dinner
Though Bookmans has been a part of Tucson Festival of Books from the beginning, this Bookmans Flag Events Liaison and proud bibliophile embarked on my first ever TFOB this past weekend. Not only did I get to check out TFOB events and vendors like Science…
Bookmans Recommends: Super Mario Maker
By Alex Dittrich, Bookmans Grant Electronics Department Super Mario Maker on the Wii U is no stranger to the spotlight. It has a slew of Youtubers playing fiendishly difficult levels, a song made from noteblocks and enemies, and is ranked second on Metacritic’s 25 Best…
St. Patrick’s Day Craft for Young Children
Bookmans has a fun and easy way to get your little ones excited for St. Patrick’s Day. This sweet St. Patrick’s Day craft for young children of a rainbow and pot of gold crown is suitable for primary aged children and younger. Once your crafter…
St. Patrick's Day Craft for Young Children
Bookmans has a fun and easy way to get your little ones excited for St. Patrick’s Day. This sweet St. Patrick’s Day craft for young children of a rainbow and pot of gold crown is suitable for primary aged children and younger. Once your crafter…
2016 TFOB Recap: The Art Of the Book Review
By George Ballenger, 1317 Member Maureen Corrigan and Louis Bayard set out to help a room full of hopeful reviewers attending The Last Word: The Art of the Book Review at the Tucson Festival of Books. Corrigan and Bayard answer fundamental questions like, “Why do…
Ticket Tuesdays — X Ambassadors
**CONTEST CLOSED**Brothers Sam and Casey Harris started a band with their childhood friend, Noah Feldsuh, in Brooklyn. That band is touring the country and making a stop in Arizona! This is your chance to win tickets to see the American alt-rock phenomenon, X Ambassadors, live…
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