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…
Get and Give with Summer Reads 2024!
Do you know what’s better than reading a great book? Getting a great book for free! This summer, Bookmans is helping you stock up on all the books you can handle – and help you pay it forward too with Bookmans Summer Reads! From…
Poefest: Arizona Student Writing Competition 2024
Sixteen years ago, PoeFest opened with just six audience members. By the third night it was packed and they knew they had something special. PoeFest has been a labor of love for more than a decade now helping to turn this little Edgar Allan Poe…
College Students Get Rewarded at Bookmans!
College is a time to discover who you are and what you love, and Bookmans is here for it! Whether you’re adapting to a new city or state, easing into classwork, or busy finding the best ways to add some fun into your hectic schedule,…
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…
Bookmans’ Drag Story Hour Event Postponed
I am heartbroken to announce that Bookmans has been forced to postpone and relocate our March 25th Drag Story Hour event from our Northwest location at Ina and Thornydale. Our intention was to host a children’s literacy event in a way that is inclusive of…
Bookmans Regarding Drag Story Hour Event Postponement, Press Release: March 20, 2023
For Immediate Release_ Bookmans’ Drag Story Hour Event Update, March 2023
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…
Bookmans Celebrates Tolkien Week 2022!
Calling all J.R.R. Tolkien lovers! “Tolkien Week is observed as the calendar week containing September 22, which is always observed as Hobbit Day. Both celebrations began in 1978. Hobbit Day in particular, and Tolkien Week as well, have gained some measure of legal dignity through…
College Students Get Rewarded at Bookmans!
College is a time to discover who you are and what you love, and Bookmans is here for it! Whether you’re adapting to a new city or state, easing into classwork, or busy finding the best ways to add some fun into your hectic schedule,…
Free Summer Kids Events are Back at Bookmans!
Every year, Bookmans does something special to help kids have some awesome summertime fun. There is plenty of time for children to play video games and hit the pool. Bookmans wants to add another level of fun to their summer schedule with our free Summer…
Free Summer Kids Events are Back at Bookmans! – Tucson
Every year, Bookmans does something special to help kids have some awesome summertime fun. There is plenty of time for children to play video games and hit the pool. Bookmans wants to add another level of fun to their summer schedule with our free Summer…
Get and Give with Summer Reads 2023!
Do you know what’s better than reading a great book? Getting a great book for free! This summer, Bookmans is helping you stock up on all the books you can handle – and help you pay it forward too with Bookmans Summer Reads! From…
Poefest: Arizona Student Writing Competition 2022
PoeFest is celebrating its 14th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it…
Bookmans Heads to Phoenix Fan Fusion!
Phoenix Fan Fusion is back, June 2 -4! Bookmans will be all over the convention! We cannot wait to see all of the artists, costumes, and incredible gaming fun that awaits us. You know that you can usually find Bookmans in the Kids’ Rooms…
Easter Eggs are Hiding at Bookmans!
Get those baskets ready for your little ones to collect some Easter eggs! Here’s what you can take part in at your local Bookmans store! Bookmans Northwest: A Bookish Easter Egg Hunt (April 9) Bookmans Midtown: Be Yourself: An Easter Storytime (April 15) Bookmans Mesa:…
Cheers to Independent Bookstore Day 2022!
April is one of the BEST months of the year. Why? Independent Bookstore Day, of course! Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) is a favorite day of the year for all book lovers and all indie booksellers too. Bookmans and our employees get to celebrate being a…