Bookmans Recommends: Snarky Puppy
By Robert, Assistant Manager for Bookmans Ina I love instrumental music–jazz, metal, classical, it almost doesn’t matter. I do admit to a greater love of jazz than other genres. Instrumental music requires a skill at melody and feel that keeps the listener interested and engaged…
Shop Local, Give Local on Freebie Fridays with Bookmans Mesa
In our ongoing effort to give back to our local community and support local business, Bookmans Mesa presents Freebie Friday, a giveaway every Friday throughout November. What is this crazy talk of free things AND Fridays? We assure this all to be true! Who doesn’t…
Behind the Trade Counter with Visual Merchandiser Athene
Have you noticed the quirky displays around the stores? One current favorite at Bookmans Grant is, “Have You RED Any Good Books Lately?” It includes books with covers done in the color red. Bookmans Grant also has a “Survivors” display with post-apocalyptic titles as well…
Shop Local, Give Local in November
This November, Bookmans highlights ways to support local business and give back to the community. Each store hosts free activities to inspire awareness of Arizona-grown non-profits, shops, restaurants and other businesses. It pays to shop local! Statewide non-profit organization, Local First AZ shows that just…
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…
Write a Novel in 30 Days with NaNoWriMo 2015
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa November is right around the corner and so is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo (as it’s called) is an annual writing marathon started by Chris Baty in 1999 as a way to get himself, and about a…
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…
Bookmans Recommends: Mucho Macho Lee Child
Mucho macho writer Lee Child appeals to the Y chromosome set. Child’s main character, Jack Reacher, is a flesh and blood superhero. Reacher has just enough realism to encourage any gunslinger fantasy. At bottom Reacher is an any-man hero–simple, straightforward and unencumbered, thus morally pure.
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…
Get Repossessed with The Exorcist
“The belief in evil and the belief that evil can be cast out.” From these two strands of faith, author William Peter Blatty weaves a frightening, explicit and realistic tale of an innocent young girl inhabited by a malevolent entity. The Exorcist endures as a…
Spooky Reads: Frightful Fall Recommendations – Bookmans
It’s October and that means its the beginning of Frightful Fall. Full of goblins, ghouls and ghosts, Bookmans rejoices in the chance to celebrate the spooky. The genre of Horror is often underrated. It’s a Bookmans favorite. Rarely are we scared by a book, but it…
Paper Plate Puppet Tutorial
Are your kids looking for a fun craft to do on fall break (or any time)? Bookmans has a great idea and the supplies are probably already in your cabinets. Try making these paper plate puppets for an afternoon of fun and easy crafting. The…
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