Make believe happens all the time at Bookmans Speedway. Bookmans has a tendency to hire creative people, but that isn’t the only reason there’s so much imaginative play around here. If you worked in a donut shop, you might eat a few. If you spent…
Musical education continues the good fight for a renaissance in terms of acceptability and validation (and financing). Multiple studies confirm the positive effects of music study in cognitive abilities especially in terms of mathematics. Universities at home and abroad have trumpeted (ahem) the results of…
Wonder why weird wonders are way out? What? We say why bother? It’s best to enjoy the wackiness in our world. Bookmans Speedway is a great place to start. Our store has quirk in every corner. The wonders abound. If you haven’t stopped by our…
Bookmans is the place for great deals on all forms of entertainment, but Bookmans Flagstaff has an extra goodie in store for you — great coffee. Nestled in the corner of Bookmans Flag is the Bookmans Cafe. With locally sourced coffee beans and baked goods…
Because Sherman Alexie writes about sexual awareness and awakening in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, one could understand why parents, librarians, school administrators and even some students deem the book as inappropriate. To suggest the book for a more mature audience might…
Most folks know that Bookmans sells books, and not just books but all manner of entertainment and educational merchandise. Many of you are also familiar with Bob Oldfather, the currently blue bearded owner of Bookmans. You might have seen him in one of our ads…
A battle of epic proportions, the first Bookmans Presents: Nerd Slam took place at Firecreek Coffee Company. Firecreek was packed with sci-fi and gaming enthusiasts ready to slam their way to the top and be crowned Flagstaff’s ultimate nerd. Nerds took to the stage one…
Only 75 percent of people maintain their New Years resolution after the first week. Making a change in your life can be extremely difficult, especially if you don’t have resources you need to succeed. This is where we can help you out. Bookmans is full…
With the year off to a new start, many of us are full steam ahead with our resolutions. Get healthy, eat right, exercise more, spend more time with family and friends — working on all of them. Let’s consider for a moment WHERE we will…
Bookmans Grant is pleased that the people of Food for Ascension Cafe and Avalon Gardens came by to tell us about their restaurant and farm community. They brought along delicious food and tea as well as locally made soap and loofahs. Everyone had a taste…
My, oh, my, do we love video games! Bookmans Flagstaff is crazy for the entertainment these interactive multimedia systems provide. The video game section of our lovely store has everything, from old-school systems like the Atari to Gameboys to Skylanders and the latest systems from…
Bookmans Speedway knows our Sci-Fi up, down, sideways and underneath. The depth and diversity of sci-fi led John O. to create brochures with suggestions and explanations to highlight unusual Sci-Fi sub genres.
Resolutions are hard. They are so hard. To complicate matters, many of us approach resolutions with an “eyes that are bigger than our stomach” mentality. Bookmans totally supports you and we believe that you can accomplish anything you set your mind too. But, let’s face…
Bookmans Speedway had a wonderful holiday season and New Year. Our community came out in support of local business and washed us in glad tidings. So much is happening at Bookmans Speedway! We have new departments and enjoy watching our customers enthusiastically explore them. Musical…
The first of the year is full of energy and ambition. The holiday craze is over, out of state relatives have packed their bags and gone home and now you’re stuck with that gourmet food gift basket and no one to get it out of…
Video games and the Internet distract us from our more classic pursuits, be they Trivial or not! It’s time we look up from our screens for a while to see that board games, like vinyl, have made a comeback. Players are reconnecting with their childhood…
By C’Loni Bailey, Electronics Manager at Bookmans Mesa An interesting thing about comic conventions in Arizona is that despite how large a city Phoenix is, the geek community is relatively small and insular. Everyone knows everyone else, or at least knows someone who knows someone…
By James Tanguay, Bookmans Musical Instrument Coordinator and Luthier Q: I’ve heard that the guitars at Bookmans are “setup” before they go up for sale. What is a guitar setup?
Bookmans supports you in whatever changes or improvements, likes, dislikes and just plain everything in 2017. We’ve got countless self help, exercise and overall health related literature to aid any number of resolutions. We are all about what makes you feel like the best version of you…
Bookmans supports you in whatever changes or improvements, likes, dislikes and just plain everything in 2017. We’ve got countless self help, exercise and overall health related literature to aid any number of resolutions. We are all about what makes you feel like the best version of you…