Bookmans River Celebrates First Anniversary with Paper! (River Store Only)
Bookmans River Celebrates First Anniversary with a Paper Sale (River Store Only) We invite our community to join in celebrating the first anniversary of the Bookmans River location on Saturday, Nov. 16! Families and book lovers alike can enjoy exclusive in-store promotions, interactive activities and…
Bring Home The Banned This September!
Did you know that 2024 has been another banner year for banning and challenging books in schools and libraries? Whether the challenges come about because of racism, sexuality, or gender identity, what is always at the forefront of these book banning attempts is censorship. Banned…
Update: Bookmans River Arrives with a Grand Opening Celebration!
Our brand-new Tucson store, located at 4841 N. Stone Ave is ready to go, and we are so excited to bring the greenest and most energy efficient Bookmans store that we have ever built. While our Northwest and Midtown locations have closed, we’ve brought along…
Drag Story Hour is BACK in July!
As promised, Drag Story Hour is BACK in Tucson! Bookmans and Drag Story Hour are hosting a Story Hour event on Sunday afternoon, July 16th in Tucson! We are so grateful that we are able to bring back one of the most popular childhood literacy…
Literacy Abounds with ThanksgivingBACK!
Bookmans has long been a supporter of literacy, and you can help us meet our book donation goals with ThanksgivingBACK! You’ve heard it before – reading is fundamental. That means that literacy is an essential skill that children can build on from early childhood. Literacy…
Are You with the Banned Books?
Did you know that 2022 has been a banner year for banning and challenging books in schools and libraries? Whether the challenges come about because of racism, sexuality, or gender identity, what is always at the forefront of these book banning attempts is censorship. Banned…
NaNoWriMo Happens at Bookmans!
Each and every November, Bookmans welcomes the community to share, research, read, and of course, write during National Novel Writing Month. If you are a writer, would-be, or well-versed in the craft, look no further than your local Bookmans store to help you achieve your…
Bookmans Employee’s Best Reality Fantasies!
Do you ever find yourself watching your favorite Saturday morning cartoons and think DAMN! If Vegeta weren’t so evil he would be pretty badass!? Yeah, he’s a terrible Saiyin, just saying… But you have to admit he’s an incredible warrior, not to mention at times…
September Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces in 2021, and these awesome artists are around all September long! These are the artists making huge waves in Arizona, and you can find…
If You Give a Child a Book – You Could Win!
Bookmans Phoenix and Bookmans Mesa are excited to team up with ABC15, CW61, and the Scripps Foundation to give an extra special THANK YOU to all those who donated to the If You Give a Child a Book campaign! If You Give a Child a…
August Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces in 2021, and these awesome artists are around all August long! All six of our stores welcome incredible artisans who are making a big…
Bookmans Dogs and Cats 2022 Calendar Contest!
***CONTEST CLOSED*** ALL WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. Bookmans had so much fun making our 2021 Dogs of Bookmans calendar that we just had to do it again… only better! This time, we’re making TWO CALENDARS – a dog calendar and a cat calendar for 2022!…
Bookmans’ Spiciest Summer Hot Takes!
I was told the television series Boondocks was not an anime! THE DISAPPOINTMENT IS REAL. Bookmans Flagstaff crew, without hesitation, fell into a full-blown argument over this topic. One of the spiciest we’ve ever had, actually. It feels very anime to me, definitely matches the…
July Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces since February. This June we’ve got a featured artist at all six of our Bookmans stores! All six of our stores welcome incredible artisans…
June Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces since February. This June we’ve got a featured artist at all siz of our Bookmans stores! All six of our stores welcome incredible artisans…
May Featured Artists at Bookmans!
Featured Artists are heading to Bookmans stores throughout Arizona! Bookmans stores have been introducing some amazing local artists to our spaces since February. This May we’ve got a featured artist at four Bookmans stores! Tucson welcomes three incredible artisans who are making a big splash…
Poefest: Arizona Student Writing Competition 2021
PoeFest 2021 is celebrating its 13th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members….
The Women of Bookmans
March is National Women’s History Month, but Bookmans celebrates the impressive and awesome women in our lives all year round! I want to highlight some of the female employees that I work with each day at the Bookmans East Tucson store. These women really make…
Why I Read to My Dog
We all know a dog is (wo)man’s best friend. While most dogs aren’t performing the ancient tasks we bred them to do anymore, they’ve found new ways to love us unconditionally. Your dog is always there if you need help pre-rinsing the dishes, he doesn’t…
Let’s Talk About Dr. Seuss
Hello all and to all hello. Let’s talk about a certain Mr. Doctor fellow. We all know him well and of this I’m sure, we all know him as the great, great grandfather of children’s literature. You’ve guessed it, you’ve guessed it right, you’re the…