Bookmans' Guide to Glorious Gifts
The holidays are fast approaching, and it can sometimes be a challenge to find thoughtful and affordable gifts for the diverse people in our lives. Dads, sisters, friends, aunts, coworkers, brothers, moms and significant others all deserve different yet tailored-to-their-personality presents. Where can one find…
Deck the Halls this Season During our Month of Merriment at Bookmans!
Tis the season for holiday cheer at Bookmans! From the winter wonderland of Flagstaff to the city sidewalks of Phoenix and the Sonoran beauty of Tucson, all six Bookmans stores offer free events during our Month of Merriment this December. From visits from Kris Kringle…
Santa Claus Comes to Bookmans!
Santa Claus is coming to town! He’s making a list and checking it twice. Every Bookmans is on Santa’s itinerary this December so be sure to get in on all the merriment. Each store hosts a day of holiday cheer, photos with St. Nick and…
Bookmans “Spotlight On Sound” Music Series: Michael Elijah
Our “Spotlight On Sound” series is a live bi-monthly music series started in 2015 by Bookmans Mesa. It’s original conception was to showcase local Music talent from around the East Valley area. On November 18th at 6:30pm we will be celebrating our one year anniversary with…
Bookmans "Spotlight On Sound" Music Series: Michael Elijah
Our “Spotlight On Sound” series is a live bi-monthly music series started in 2015 by Bookmans Mesa. It’s original conception was to showcase local Music talent from around the East Valley area. On November 18th at 6:30pm we will be celebrating our one year anniversary with…
Freebie Friday Series: Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe Arizona
As part of our belief that it pays to shop local, each and every Friday this November Bookmans Mesa hosts a Shop Local, Give Local Freebie Friday contest. This series showcases a local business each Friday and offers you a chance to experience parts of Mesa…
A Wonderland of Local Love at Bookmans this November
Autumn has arrived in Arizona! Aspen leaves up north change from green to fiery golds and oranges. The saguaro and agave enjoy chilly temperatures (of 85 degrees) in southern climes of the state. Though our diversity shines from Ponderosa Pine country to the Chiricahua Mountains,…
Freebie Fridays: Shop Local, Give Local to Win 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 starting every Friday throughout November. What is this crazy talk of free things AND Fridays? We assure this all to be true! Who…
Bookmans Recommends: Fox’s Revamped Horror Classic “The Exorcist”
Demonic possession is back, in a HUGE way. After years of domination by sparkly vampires and walking zombies, pop culture has fallen back in love with an good old-fashioned demon casting exorcism. What is the holy hype all about? “The belief in evil and the…
Bookmans Recommends: Fox's Revamped Horror Classic "The Exorcist"
Demonic possession is back, in a HUGE way. After years of domination by sparkly vampires and walking zombies, pop culture has fallen back in love with an good old-fashioned demon casting exorcism. What is the holy hype all about? “The belief in evil and the…
Frightful Fall: Halloween Hoedown – Bookmans Entertainment
It’s Frightful Fall around here and we couldn’t be happier! Halloween is a holiday we seem tailor built to host. We have many exciting events going on in all of our stores, not just for kids, but adults get to enjoy the season too. Check…
DragonCon 2016 (My First Experience) – Bookmans
DragonCon review, from our one and only C’Loni Bailey. With the ever increasing popularity of geek culture, conventions are popping up all over the place but only a few well established conventions have gained “bucket list” status, including but not limited to the famous San…
Play Back: String Recycling Program
Bookmans is forever dedicated to finding new ways to recycle and give back. That’s why we’re pleased to announce our partnership with D’addario, you know, the strings and musical accessories you see all over our instrument departments. Aside from continually encouraging our community to trade…
Hollow Hills for Young Adult Book Club – Bookmans
Bookmans is passionate about literature and there are few things we love more than helping young people get interested in reading. To that end, we have a Young Adult Book Club which meets several times a year to discuss our latest reads, snack, and be…
Banned: More Than Books – Bookmans Entertainment
With one day left in September we figured we would go out with a bang and highlight a bit more banned material. Banning doesn’t apply just to books. The censorship axe can fall on movies, music and video games as well. In fact any form of…
Bookmans Grant Pop-Up Gallery
*Calling all artists!* Bookmans Grant takes on a pop-up gallery to show talents from every medium, highlighting the importance of fighting censorship and our love for speaking out through art that is inspired by your favorite banned books. Every September Bookmans takes pride in bringing awareness to topics…
Celebrate #ArrestedReading at Bookmans
Bookmans promotes avant-garde expression all year around, but September holds a special place in the hearts of rebellious readers. In conjunction with Banned Books Week, we focus on the freedom to read, watch, play and listen to whatever media we want. This month, each Bookmans…
Dedicated to The Dark Knight – Written by Paul Lee
With the recent release of Batman Vs. Superman last Spring, Suicide Squad and Batman: The Killing Joke this Summer, I’ve rediscovered my obsession with the Dark Knight. Ever since I was a wee lad, I’ve been a Batfan and my love of Batman began when I watched reruns…
I Wanna be a Cowboy Baby – Part 1
Arizona is a place ripe with history, and with local authors and historians. We convinced one of our favorite local authors and western historians David Grasse to lend us his expertise on the subject of Arizona history and the legend of the American cowboy. Today’s…
Meet Tom Leveen! Local Storyteller & Author
An exciting new Story Time is coming to Bookmans Phoenix. Accomplished local author and storyteller, Tom Leveen will be joining us on Tuesday mornings at 10am starting on September 6th for a brand new program called Music & Movement. Bookmans is partnering with Tom and…
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