Tag: Books

November 26, 2023 / Books

This week’s music and book pairing features a book about seven genres of music and one artist, Joni MItchell, one of the pioneers of a new kind of rock. Major…

November 23, 2023 / Books

Tomorrow is the day! We know lots of you have been waiting for Black Friday to arrive and we’re just as excited as you. Some of you just want to…

October 27, 2023 / Music

It’s Friday!We’ve got lots of new and recent new releases to feature today since we skipped posting about releases last week.We know we’ll be getting asked about Taylor Swift‘s 1989…

October 22, 2023 / Books

We’re back today with our book and vinyl pairing that we like to call A Nice Pair…this week features Madonna, aka The Material Girl, The Queen of Reinvention, The Queen…

September 7, 2023 / Books

In honour of short attention spans, small segments of reading time, a love of small things, compact bag space, luggage weight limits and similar constraints, here are some used fiction…

July 27, 2023 / Books
July 8, 2023 / Books

We’re expanding our new music book selection…whatever your taste, whichever genre you’re into, come by and see what we have in store!

June 1, 2023 / Books

It’s June, which means for many it’s time for road trips, cottages and camping! If you’ll be travelling and unplugged, you’ll need some things to keep everyone entertained. We’ve got…

March 9, 2023 / Books

Yesterday was International Women’s Day. We’re continuing the celebration by sharing just a few talented Canadian female authors. Have you read any of these authors’ books?

February 2, 2023 / Books

Our latest used books cover everything from 80s Brat Pack movie stars to childhood friendship to detachment parenting, plus one seriously messed up serial killer cult leader.

January 8, 2023 / Books

Today’s A Nice Pair features Keith Richards. We’re pairing his book Life with the Rolling Stones’ album Bridges to Babylon. Though it was just published in 2010, Life has already…

January 2, 2023 / Books
December 20, 2022 / Music

The countdown is on and we’re here with ideas! In addition to books and music, we also carry music- and book-related items like these fun Stereo Socks. Each pair is…

December 18, 2022 / Books

It’s that time of the week again when we recommend books and music pairings in our series A Nice Pair! This week, we’re featuring everyone’s favourite braided star, funny man,…

December 13, 2022 / Books
December 11, 2022 / Books

It’s Sunday and it’s time for…say it with me…A Nice Pair – books and music that go well together! This week we’re featuring another vocal powerhouse, Whitney Houston, and we’re…

December 4, 2022 / Books

Happy Sunday! It’s time for A Nice Pair: book and music matches that go together like hot chocolate and whipped cream. This week, we’re pairing Mariah Carey’s Christmas album, cleverly…

December 1, 2022 / Books

Happy December! Also, how is it December already…?! We’ve recently brought back our popular Backbeat surprise book packs. They’re a rotating miscellaneous selection of books, wrapped by genre. You get…

November 27, 2022 / Books

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for A Nice Pair: book and music pairings that go together like…Mr. and Mrs. Claus! Looking for gift ideas for the music lovers in…

November 25, 2022 / Music

It’s Friday! It’s Black Friday! We’ve got 25% off all new and used books and 15% off all new and used records until Sunday. More importantly we’ve got a load…

November 24, 2022 / Books
November 13, 2022 / Books

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for A Nice Pair – book and albums we recommend pairing together for a perfect listening/reading session. This week, we’re featuring the book Looking…

October 20, 2022 / Books

I went away last weekend and came back with a trunk full of books! Here’s a little sampling of some non-fiction that just went out…there’s everything from gender studies to…

September 29, 2022 / Books

We recently brought in a whole fresh load of YA books…just look for the hang tags and orange price stickers and save a bunch on some great reads!  

September 22, 2022 / Books

After a busy summer season, we’re replenishing the shelves with hundreds of new and used books. Here’s a small sampling of some of the Backbeat Bargain Books we’re putting out…