What do you envision when you think of secondhand books? Old stock, worn covers, marked-up pages and the smell of mildew? If so, you haven’t yet visited Backbeat’s amazing –…
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Obviously, here at the shop we love music, we love books and when the two worlds collide, it’s a match made in Backbeat heaven. For those music superfans on…
To all of you out there whittling down your holiday lists, here are some great best-selling picks for the lucky book lovers you know: – “I Am Malala” by Malala…
Don’t miss out on our biggest sale of the year…you’ll regret it for sure if you do. Save on CDs, vinyl, books and come in for the absolute best deals…
We just want to thank all of our amazing customers for coming out yesterday to our Black Friday/Record Store Day event. You traveled from near and far, trudged through cold…
We just wanted to remind you of a great event coming up in a few days, co-sponsored by Backbeat Books, Music & Gifts that’s taking place at the Studio Theatre…
Our one-of-a-kind surprise three-packs of books have shed their summery white tissue paper and are now wrapped up in warm wooly owls and ribbons, ready for the gift-giving season. You…
What are you reading this weekend? If you’re looking for some suggestions, you’ve come to the right place! How about: – “Pure Gold Baby” by Margaret Drabble – already a…
With the holidays sneaking upon us like the first cool flakes of snow, we have brought in a very special linen-bound edition of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, illustrated by Jemima…
Congratulations to Lynn Coady on her Scotiabank Giller Prize win for Hell Going! Just a reminder that Backbeat currently has copies of this now-award-winning book in stock if you want…
We now have all of the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlisted books in stock! Show your support of our amazing Canadian authors and see if your favourite wins on November 5th.…
Today is the day that all of you Veronica Roth fans have been waiting for…Allegiant is finally here! And, because you’ve been so patient, Backbeat is offering this title at…
Are you counting down? It’s not long now…in only five more days, Allegiant will hit the shelves! In the meantime, here’s a link from Veronica Roth that she made…
Congratulations to Ontario-born Eleanor Catton for winning the prestigious Man Booker Award! Her sweeping second novel, “The Luminaries” just won this year’s competition. We currently have a copy of her…
Between the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist announcement and Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize for Literature, it’s been an extraordinary week for Canadian authors! We just got a shipment of new books…
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Alice Munro is the first Canadian woman to have been awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature! If you’ve been to our shop…
Just brought these amazing secondhand goodies into the shop today. They’re all in like-new condition and are about to be priced and added to the shelves, but I just wanted…
Today, the shelves are being stocked with some Backbeat bestsellers as well as some new-to-the-shop titles: – “Lucky Peach #8” magazine – “Just Kids” by Patti Smith – “Little Paris…
Just in time for the weekend, two new titles just arrived. One is fiction; the other is non-fiction: 1) “Astray” is the latest novel by the supremely talented Emma Donohue…
A lovely big box of goodies arrived today! There’s something for everyone: – “Private Berlin” by James Patterson – “It’s All Good” by Gwyneth Paltrow – “French Market Cookbook” by…
A few more diverse titles have been added to the table this morning: – “419” by Will Ferguson – “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary – Fourth Edition” – Merriam-Webster –…
Just in time for the last long weekend of the summer…new books! We’ve re-stocked some favourites and added some great new titles. After you’ve worn yourself out at the Perth…
Did you hear the latest local news? “The Best Laid Plans” is being filmed as a CBC mini-series today in Perth! If you haven’t yet read the Canada Reads winning…
