Recycled CD Suncatcher Tutorial
Bookmans reduces, reuses and recycles as much as possible. Every day people dispose of their old CDs, records, books and DVDs because they don’t know what to do with them. Luckily, a scratch on your CD is not the end. Even if we can’t buff…
Behind the Trade Counter with Lindy
By Jody Parker We will celebrate anything, but sometimes something happens that truly deserves celebration. Bookmans Ina Administrative Assistant Lindy recently clocked in her 20th year with Bookmans. We like to say she turned 20 because an anniversary is considered your Bookmans birthday around here….
Bookmans Employee Recommends Books
With so many titles in so many genres available, selecting your next good read can feel overwhelming. Adding to the pressure is the chance that the book you pick out will disappoint you. Even if you have stacks upon stacks of books that you haven’t…
Behind the Trade Counter with Robert Holcomb to Discuss Music
We love that our customers are passionate about music. Our employees are passionate about music too! We go behind the trade counter with Robert Holcomb, Assistant Manager of Bookmans Ina and music mastermind, to share his philosophy of music.
Bookmans Summer Kids Events Recap (June 1-7)
All around Arizona, families are having a blast at our Bookmans Free Summer Kids Events. This past week, we celebrated going green, star gazing, misbehaving puppets and saying “aloha.” Take a look at all the fun to be had and check our Event Calendar for…
Music Review: Warpaint
Warpaint is an indie-rock girl band from Los Angeles. The group formed in 2004. The founding members are childhood friends with a mutual love and talent for music and performing. The group released three studio albums: Exquisite Corpse (2008), The Fool (2010) and their 2014…
10 Reasons to Celebrate Dads
We know the value of family and we honor the moms and dads who we see in our stores every day. We celebrated Mother’s Day in May and now that Father’s Day is approaching, it’s time for dads to shine. Why do we love dads?…
Bookmans Warehouse Sale
It’s finally a reality and we’re doing it right. Our first ever Warehouse Sale is not to be missed. We have too much of everything and we’re counting on you to help us make some room. Get down to our warehouse at 5120 S. Julian…
Free Summer Kids Events
Editor’s Note: This post is for our 2014 Summer Kids Events. If you would like to know what is currently happening in our stores, please visit our Event Calendar. The bells have rung, the classes dismissed and now you’re left entertaining your young ones for…
June Is Music Month at Bookmans
The weather may be heating up but June means music to our ears — literally. This month, celebrate music with Bookmans’ free music-themed events. From recycled instrument workshops to outdoor summer concerts, don’t miss the musical fun!
#Geeking Out at Phoenix Comicon 2014
Arizona’s very own “Signature Pop-Culture Event of the Southwest” also known as Phoenix Comicon makes a triumphant return June 5 through 8 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Triumphant is an understatement as rumors fly about Phoenix Comicon tickets selling out before the convention even opens…
Behind the Trade Counter: Bookmans Flagstaff Event Liaison Caity
Please help us welcome Caity into the Bookmans events family! Caity has performed as our Event Liaison at Bookmans Flagstaff for over a month now and her introduction is overdue. Go ahead and applaud because she certainly deserves it. All the way from our cashier…
Ticket Tuesdays — The Rialto Theatre Presents The Great Gig In the Sky
The Great Gig in the Sky performs the music of Pink Floyd at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at The Rialto Theatre. As a hub of live music in Tucson and exemplary community partners, The Rialto Theatre has made two pairs of passes available…
Your Secret Keeper Awaits at Bookmans
Writing is the noblest of art forms, the distillation of all human experience and learning. The world would be a much darker, less enlightened, place if humans had not had the desire to share our thoughts, feelings and experiences via the written word. You don’t…
Bike to Work Week with Bookmans
Flagstaff Biking is “setting the wheels in motion” with the 13th annual Bike to Work Week. With incentives like the Worksite challenge and free breakfast stops, how could you not participate in the awesome event? The Bookmans Flagstaff crew took to two wheels this week…
Corgis, Controllers and Canvas
What do you get when you bring together cosplay corgi, artists, costumes, video game creators and comicon in one place? An epic event of booming proportions, that’s what. Controllers and Canvas 3.0 took place at Bookmans Mesa in our continually evolving, pop-culture eccentric Geek Corner….
Ticket Tuesdays — Harkins Summer Movie Fun
**Contest Closed**Horton Hears a Who!, Escape from Planet Earth and Despicable Me 2 are just a few of the fabulous flicks playing this summer at Harkins Metrocenter 12. As part of their 2014 Summer Movie Fun program, Harkins Theaters is showing ten movies for kids…
Celebrate Geek Out Month with a Party
We are having so much fun geeking out this month at Bookmans Grant. From science experiments to video game tournaments, we are satisfying all of our geek needs. This month we tapped into our nerdish fan-love and learned more about each other because in the…
Bookmans Lord of the Rings Bookclub Says Goodbye
This past Sunday marked the end of an era. As our precious (Gollum voice) gathered for the last time — at least for the time being.
Gotta Catch ‘Em All! Make Your Own Poké Ball
When Pokémon debuted in 1996 many people passed it off as a fad that would soon fade. Eighteen years later, the brand proves itself to be as beloved today as it was all those years ago. Between the T.V. series, card games, movies, video games,…
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