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…
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…
Win a Ticket to the Arizona Renaissance Festival
This giveaway is over! Thank you to everyone who entered and a hearty congratulations to our winners! If you won, you received an email to the address provided on this form. Good day, lords and ladies! Hail, and well met! You better start practicing your…
Ticket Tuesday: HalloweenCon 2019
**** CONTEST CLOSED***** It’s the beginning of October, and as everyone knows, it’s time for all things scary and spooky! If you need a little fright or a vampire’s ball, we have the perfect contest for you! Don’t miss out on a chance to attend…
August is Sunny at Bookmans!
Ready to be inspired? Bookmans stores have a fantastic amount of events coming your way in August 2019, and we cannot wait to share them all with you! There’s entertainment for gamers, givers, foodies, writers, readers, families, children, and everyone in between. And that’s just…
Survival Tips for Phoenix Fan Fusion
Its almost the end of May and those of us who like to geek out in the Phoenix area knows what that means. It’s time for Phoenix Fan Fusion and it’s going to get hot! It’s so exciting and there are so many awesome things…
Countdown to Phoenix Fan Fusion
We are 2 days away from the premiere pop-culture convention in Arizona, Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comic Con)! We’re talking about an event so big that it engulfs Downtown Phoenix in geek. That is the entirety of the Phoenix Convention Center along with its exterior. Join…
May Your Geek Flag Fly!
Bookmans stores have everything all manner of geeks could ask for. Whatever your geek freak, from video games to vinyl to books, we’ve got you. Bookmans is the place to let your geek flag fly in May! Check out what’s in store and definitely take…
Dive into Reading with Moon Mermaid And The Pirates
There are many legends about mermaids and even a few dozen historical claims of supposedly “real” mermaid sightings. Hundreds of years ago, sailors and residents in coastal towns around the world told of their encounters with sea-maidens. One particular story dating back to the early…
Tips for Surviving Phoenix Comic Fest
This summer’s comic celebration season kicks off Memorial Day weekend with Phoenix Comic Fest. And believe me when I tell you that there is an abundance of things to see and do all weekend long! Being excited and wanting to do so many awesome things, sometimes…
Geek Out with Bookmans in May!
Bookmans is into geeking out any day, anytime, and anywhere. But there’s just something about May that makes us geek out harder than ever. From video games to comics to music to movies, Bookmans is the place people go to expand your geeky horizons. It’s…
Celebrate Spring with Bookmans this March!
This March, Bookmans wants to add a little spring to your step! The air is already cooler, the bare winter trees are starting to green, and Bookmans has a ton of amazing events to start your springtime off with a bang!
Geeking Out | Phoenix ComicCon
This summer’s comiccon season kicks off Memorial Day weekend with Phoenix Comic Con. There are an abundance of things to see and do at PHXCC. Here are some of the activities you can look forward to!
Geeking Out | Phoenix ComicCon
This summer’s comiccon season kicks off Memorial Day weekend with Phoenix Comic Con. There are an abundance of things to see and do at PHXCC. Here are some of the activities you can look forward to!
For The #LoveOfReading! this February at Bookmans
You’re so hunky, you must be hiding a rapidly aging portrait somewhere in your attic. It’s happened friends. It’s officially hunting season for bow and arrow wielding cherubs. Their target? You, of course. Whether you have a sweetheart or are digging the single life no one…
Geek Out Christmas
You want to buy your person an awesome gift, but you would prefer to get them something really really cool for not a lot of cash money. No mugs (unless it’s a Doctor Who mug), no ties (OK, maybe a Darth Vader tie), no ‘As…
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…
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…
Making A Splash With Moon Mermaid!
There are many legends about mermaids and even a few dozen historical claims of supposedly “real” mermaid sightings. Hundreds of years ago, sailors and residents in coastal towns around the world told of their encounters with sea-maidens. One particular story dating back to the early…
ComicCon 2016 Cosplayers Brave The Heat And Have A Blast
By C’loni Bailey (Asst Manager Bookmans Mesa) Phoenix Comicon 2016 was the busiest one to date, with record-breaking attendee numbers as well as record high temperatures. Even being blasted with a heat wave that cranked the temperatures up to 115° didn’t stop the masses from converging…