Spring and Green April Events
Springtime is here! We have plans to get outdoors, engage with the community and renew our environmental efforts. With Earth Day right around the corner, we expose our Green Heart. Additionally, each store hosts free and fun events get the most of Spring Celebrations and…
Our Shelves Are Orange but Our Heart Is Green: Green Business Practices at Bookmans
Bookmans takes caring for the planet seriously. We work to find green business practices that reduce our carbon footprint, starting with the basics — our business model. Every buy, sell or trade conducted with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange extends the reduce, reuse, recycle chain by reducing…
Bookmans Flag Attends Capi 2015
Bookmans Flag received an invitation to attend the 28th Annual Capi Conference. Northern AZ Pride in partnership with LA Pride hosted the Annual General Meeting in Flag on March 19 through the 22. Pride organizations from all over the Southwest gathered at the High Country Conference Center…
Banned Book Club: American Psycho
No book has caused more controversy since its publication than American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis. If you’ve seen the movie, your insides have surely coiled in revolt from Patrick Bateman’s violent and outlandish murders; and the book is only worse. So extreme were a…
Buy, Sell, Trade Movies with Bookmans
Everyone has their thing. Maybe you get lost in a book, strum away on a guitar or play video games for countless hours. These are all Bookmans approved ways to kill time. The one thing that every family, friend and proud loner can talk about…
Jackpot Thursday — Phoenix Film Festival
**CONTEST CLOSED** The Phoenix Film Foundation presents the 15th Annual Phoenix Film Festival! The festival starts today, March 26, and runs through April 2, 2015. The PFF has been named one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals by MovieMaker Magazine and tops the Bookmans list…
Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Tutorial)
“Do you want to build a snowman?” The answer is always a resounding, YES! Desert dwellers know that springtime has arrived and the increasing temperatures are a harbinger of the summer heat to come. Never fear because Bookmans Grant knows a way make it feel…
Ticket Tuesdays — In the Mood
**CONTEST CLOSED**Travel to the days of zoot suits, wing tips and killer swing dance skills! The music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman is coming to town. Don’t miss your chance to get in on some classic String of Pearls and I Found…
We’ve Got Books and So Could You
Bookmans peeps are known to go gaga for a book or two. After all, books are how we got our start. Before founder Bob Oldfather developed the stores to become the mothership of all things entertainment, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange was just Bookmans, but with an apostrophe…
We've Got Books and So Could You
Bookmans peeps are known to go gaga for a book or two. After all, books are how we got our start. Before founder Bob Oldfather developed the stores to become the mothership of all things entertainment, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange was just Bookmans, but with an apostrophe…
Historical Heroines In Life and Books
“Well-behaved women seldom make history,” said author and feminist Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in 1976. The sentiment has since taken hold and is well used today. March is Women’s History month, and, boy, is there a lot to learn about historical heroines in life and books.
Dos and Don’ts of Bookmans
Taking a cue from the fashion mags on our shelves, Bookmans Speedway generated a Dos and Don’ts of Bookmans list. The most important Dos are to express yourself, have fun and love what you love. Getting past the cumbayah crap, let’s look at the other…
Dos and Don'ts of Bookmans
Taking a cue from the fashion mags on our shelves, Bookmans Speedway generated a Dos and Don’ts of Bookmans list. The most important Dos are to express yourself, have fun and love what you love. Getting past the cumbayah crap, let’s look at the other…
Bookmans Flagstaff Local Artist Showcase
There is nothing like the art community in Flagstaff. Rich with culture and variety, you can see works from local artists in almost every local business. From paintings to photography to the vast ceramics and sculpture community, our humble mountain town offers opportunity to the…
Ticket Tuesdays — Tweedy at The Rialto Theatre
***CONTEST CLOSED*** This contest has ended but tickets are still available. Ticket information included at end of post. On tour, Tweedy performs songs from their album Sukierae (the nickname of Jeff’s wife and Spencer’s mother Sue Miller), which is comprised of 20 tracks reflecting life’s…
Audio Books Provide Welcome Distraction
“Let me tell you a story.” Humans have always been drawn to great tales. Since the days of gathering around the campfire to gathering around the family radio, story telling has been a favorite past-time. There is something intimate and endlessly enjoyable about listening to…
A Brief Steampunk Primer
Tucson recently held its annual Steampunk Convention and we are happy the genre has taken hold. Employees at Bookmans Speedway are especially big fans of steampunk. It folds nicely into all the things we hold dear, promote and geek out over. Steampunk ideals incorporate re-purposing,…
Decoupage Comic Book Letters
Is your home boring? Does your office lack luster? Do you ever think, “I sure wish my life was like a comic book,” or “This day would be so much cooler if I was surrounded by onomatopoeia”? We have the news of the century for you (hyperbole,…
Mrs. Green’s World Makes Tucson Festival of Books Appearance
Your Mother Called (Mother Earth)… You’d Better Call Her Back! carries Gina Murphy-Darling’s passionate message of respect for Mother Earth. Mrs. Green’s World, including Murphy-Darling herself, joins Bookmans from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the Tucson Festival of Books booth #328.
Mrs. Green's World Makes Tucson Festival of Books Appearance
Your Mother Called (Mother Earth)… You’d Better Call Her Back! carries Gina Murphy-Darling’s passionate message of respect for Mother Earth. Mrs. Green’s World, including Murphy-Darling herself, joins Bookmans from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the Tucson Festival of Books booth #328.
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