Are you as excited as I am for this year’s round of CBC Canada Reads 2015 books? We’re just over a month out from when the winner will be announced!…
Category: Books – New
In this case, seeing red is a good thing…take a look for the red-stickered new books on our shelves and you’ll save 70%! See that gorgeous Huckleberry cookbook right there?…
Hello good people. We are wrapping up the week here with a post about pretty much everything at Backbeat. First though just a quick note to let you know we…
What better day than Family Literacy Day to showcase this huge assortment of I Can Read books that arrived at the shop! We’ve brought in a whole bunch of fresh…
Here are our recent new book arrivals. It’s the perfect kind of day for sneaking a book under a blanket and not coming out until it’s done – the hard…
We just got in this super shipment for our younger readers. Whether your kids are into mysteries, fantasy, humour or uplifting stories, we’ve got something for them to enjoy! –…
We’re closed today and tomorrow for our winter hours but, in the meantime, here are the books that arrived in our shipment this week: – “The Back of the Turtle”…
Dan recently compiled his top albums of 2014, so I’m flat-out copying him and doing a list of my Top Ten Books of 2014. It was the year in which…
Lots of newer releases to share with you today: a kids’ book, an adult book that looks like a kid’s book, books for young adults and some great fiction bestsellers.…
Still wondering what to get that certain someone? Don’t panic – we’ve got tons of ideas for you! Today, we’re focusing on our Backbeat bestselling books of 2014 to get…
Now available at Backbeat is A Cookbook for the Young at Heart – a collection of recipes put together by the Young at Heart (YAH) cooking program at The Table…
I was flipping through a magazine the other day and was freaked out at their “gift suggestions for everyone”-type list: $600 handbags, $1400 dresses, $500 blenders…even a car!?! If this…
-BLACK FRIDAY @ BACKBEAT BOOKS AND MUSIC- OK folks, here are the details for our weekend sale and Record Store Day Black Friday event for this coming weekend (Nov 28th…
Need some gift ideas? Take a load off. Toss back an eggnog. Backbeat’s got you covered… For the book lovers out there, we recommend the following: – For the Autobiography/Memoir/Humour…
Talk about a visually appealing pile of books! While we do stock a few “Disney-style” children’s books, what we prefer to specialize in at Backbeat are beautifully written, visually breathtaking…
Last week, we promised more new kids books, and they are making their way into the shop along with new non-fiction and YA. More are on their way soon! –…
…Sean Michaels for his book Us Conductors! Backbeat Books & Music would like to congratulate Mr. Michaels and all of the other amazingly talented nominees. To celebrate, Us Conductors will…
Last week, we were bringing in bits and pieces to the book side, but look at the load we got today! So much goodness. This round, we’re mainly stocking up…
Are you interested in local history? If so, you might be interested to know that local author, John McKenty just released another book. This one’s titled St. Crispin’s Legacy: Shoemaking…
Just another small stash of new books to show you today – most of of our giant-sized shipment was filled with best-selling re-orders (a particular note to all Minecraft fans,…
Just a small assortment of new books today (and reorders of bestsellers that aren’t pictured), but there are some goodies, for sure. And, to note, on the heels of the…
Local author, Randy Ferrier, dropped by the shop the other day and left us with some copies of his first book, which is about aging and the many decisions surrounding…
Backbeat Books & Music is excited to host Ottawa-based author Stephen Dale’s book launch for his latest book Noble Illusions: Young Canada Goes to War. The event will take place…
Originally from Lanark, Canadian author Julie Paul recently contacted us to let us know about her new book The Pull of the Moon. As you know by now, we…
