We’ll See You at the Tucson Festival of Books!
The Tucson Festival of Books is almost here, and it is truly one of the most incredible events in the country! The Tucson Festival of Books, or TFOB for short, is the third-largest literary festival in the U.S. The TFOB 2023 event includes more than…
Bookmans & TFOB Partner for Literacy Connects
In conjunction with the reopening of Bookmans stores in Tucson, Bookmans is partnering with the Tucson Festival of Books for a very special cause – literacy! The Children’s Book Drive gives Bookmans’ customers the option to donate their Bookmans trade credit and/or children’s books to…
The Second Chance Book Fest is Coming!
It was such a huge bummer for everyone to hear that the annual Tucson Festival of Books had been canceled this year. We totally understand why, and we will, of course, be first in line to attend TFOB 2021! Bookmans stores are ecstatic to announce…
March is Magical at Bookmans!
Want to make March 2020 an absolutely magical one? Add all of these incredible Bookmans events to your calendar! We have gobs of fun on the schedule at each of our stores! Next up in BIG NEWS for Bookmans is artist Colin Cantwell, who is…
How to Make the Most of Tucson Festival of Books
It’s the 10th year of the Tucson Festival of Books it was founded in 2009 to improve Literacy rates in southern Arizona. With that mission in mind, the festival has become a Tucson staple for our rich writing and reading community. The Tucson Festival of…
Kaitlin’s Salad Days as a Bookmans Intern
By Kaitlin Hooker, Bookmans Editorial Assistant Intern I sat in the library until midnight one Friday night in late October because at midnight the cashiers who work the parking garages at the U of A campus go home. There’s no automatic payment system for parking, so…
Kaitlin's Salad Days as a Bookmans Intern
By Kaitlin Hooker, Bookmans Editorial Assistant Intern I sat in the library until midnight one Friday night in late October because at midnight the cashiers who work the parking garages at the U of A campus go home. There’s no automatic payment system for parking, so…
2016 TFOB Recap: Reinventing Poe
By Kaitlin Hooker, Bookmans Editorial Assistant Intern This year at Tucson Festival Of Books I attended Evermore: Reinventing Poe, given in honor of Big Read Connects Tucson, whose theme this year is Edgar Allan Poe. Authors Louis Bayard, Lynn Cullen and Polly Schulman talked about…
2016 TFOB Recap: Author Dinner
Though Bookmans has been a part of Tucson Festival of Books from the beginning, this Bookmans Flag Events Liaison and proud bibliophile embarked on my first ever TFOB this past weekend. Not only did I get to check out TFOB events and vendors like Science…
2016 TFOB Recap: The Art Of the Book Review
By George Ballenger, 1317 Member Maureen Corrigan and Louis Bayard set out to help a room full of hopeful reviewers attending The Last Word: The Art of the Book Review at the Tucson Festival of Books. Corrigan and Bayard answer fundamental questions like, “Why do…
Arizona's Finest Female Authors at Tucson Festival of Books
Excitement builds as the Tucson Festival of Books approaches. Two full days of author sightings, speeches, food, music and workshops! If you haven’t checked out the author lineup you definitely need to get in gear. On top of our best selling favorites like R.L. Stine,…
Arizona’s Finest Female Authors at Tucson Festival of Books
Excitement builds as the Tucson Festival of Books approaches. Two full days of author sightings, speeches, food, music and workshops! If you haven’t checked out the author lineup you definitely need to get in gear. On top of our best selling favorites like R.L. Stine,…
Bookmans Recommends: The True Meaning of Smekday
One thing trending at Bookmans Grant is young adult novels… and girl power and Adam Rex and anything apocalyptic. Okay, more than one thing is hot and happening these days. One book that combines all the other things is The True Meaning of Smekday by…
TFOB Book Nerd Scenarios and Solutions | Bookmans
Tucson Festival of Books is right around the corner and we are SO EXCITED! Huge authors will be there, awesome book talks will ensue, and Arizona’s spring weather will (most likely) warm festival activities and make being outside all day a true pleasure. As one…
TFOB Book Nerd Scenarios and Solutions | Bookmans
Tucson Festival of Books is right around the corner and we are SO EXCITED! Huge authors will be there, awesome book talks will ensue, and Arizona’s spring weather will (most likely) warm festival activities and make being outside all day a true pleasure. As one…
A Brief Steampunk Primer
Tucson recently held its annual Steampunk Convention and we are happy the genre has taken hold. Employees at Bookmans Speedway are especially big fans of steampunk. It folds nicely into all the things we hold dear, promote and geek out over. Steampunk ideals incorporate re-purposing,…
Mrs. Green's World Makes Tucson Festival of Books Appearance
Your Mother Called (Mother Earth)… You’d Better Call Her Back! carries Gina Murphy-Darling’s passionate message of respect for Mother Earth. Mrs. Green’s World, including Murphy-Darling herself, joins Bookmans from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the Tucson Festival of Books booth #328.
Mrs. Green’s World Makes Tucson Festival of Books Appearance
Your Mother Called (Mother Earth)… You’d Better Call Her Back! carries Gina Murphy-Darling’s passionate message of respect for Mother Earth. Mrs. Green’s World, including Murphy-Darling herself, joins Bookmans from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the Tucson Festival of Books booth #328.
Ticket Tuesdays — Rock Bottom Remainders
***CONTEST CLOSED*** We purchased an extra set of tickets to the Tucson Festival of Books’ Rock Bottom Remainders Concert – A benefit for literacy and are passing them along to a Bookmans.com reader. You do not want to miss this group of award-winning authors who…