Tired of the same-old, same-old when it comes to books? There is an endless sea of award winners, bestsellers, top tens, the lists go on and on…and while there’s nothing…
Category: Books
The snow out there today is beautiful and all, but it’s just so…white. What today needs is some colour! Good thing we just got more Staedtler pencil crayons in stock.…
Hey good people, we would like to show you the new look Backbeat, let’s call it Backbeat remastered. We hope when you visit the shop you dig the new layout.…
It’s time for another Backbeat music and book pairing! This week, we’re featuring Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by the multi-talented comedian, punk rocker, feminist, actress, and riot-grrrl Carrie…
Last week, we introduced you to our new series of music and book pairings. For the ultimate experience, why not read about your favourite artists while surrounding yourself in their…
Want to learn how to be the ultimate fangirl? Trying to figure out what the heck the KonMari Method is all about? Want to just stare at men with cats?…
We just want to let all of our loyal customers know that we’re closing our doors on Monday… …but we’re reopening on Friday! (See what we did there?!) That’s right,…
As you well know, there are two halves that make up Backbeat: music and books. Some of our best-selling books are autobiographies and biographies about musicians…so we’re introducing a fun…
Do you like getting things for free? (Of course you do!) Are you part of our loyalty program for secondhand books? (If you’re not already, you should be!) For every…
Here it is Backbeaters! Our “Happy New Year To You Sale” is happening this weekend, January 2 and 3, 2016. There are some great deals to be had, don’t miss…
We’ve been stocking up on lots of goodies here lately – take a look at this amazing selection of secondhand books that we just brought in today! Just taking a…
It’s hard to believe, but we’re at the point now in the year when we’re really getting down to the wire when it comes to special ordering in new books…
Our little shop’s been lucky to have been featured in a couple of magazines, but no books to-date…maybe the author of this book will do a sequel? A Canadian version?…
Some of our customers collect vinyl, others collect books. When the two worlds collide, we end up with the perfect Backbeat blend… New at the shop is the book Vinyl:…
At the end of this week it will be “Black Friday”, plus on Saturday it is “Shop The Neighbourhood” and the “Fesitval of Good Cheer” in Perth, details on that…
What’s an absolute must-have in a book and music store? Books about music! We’ve got autobiographies and biographies written by and about rap stars, country singers, jazz artists, riot grrrls,…
Did you grow up reading the beloved Mr. Men and Little Miss books? Well, they’ve been modernized for the times in parody format by Dan Zevin. These are not your…
Tomorrow the winner of one of my favourite book awards will be announced: the Scotiabank Giller Prize! Who are you rooting for? As usual, the choices are diverse and explore…
Credited with helping jump-start this whole colouring book trend, Backbeat has a huge selection of them for you to choose from! Our customers are always excited to see what we…
There are only 13 days till Halloween. Feel like getting your spook on? Lucky for you, this little shop is full of horrors and we have lots of freakishly good…
The cat on the left is obviously a party animal and the bear on the right is clearly ready for a night on the town, but the rabbit in the…
Just a quick post to let you know that we will be closed on Monday October 12th, 2015 for Thanksgiving.
Fall is my favourite time of year and a big part of it has to do not only with the cooler temperatures but with the fall book releases! Which book…
