Tag: Canada Reads

February 3, 2022 / Books

Celebrate Black History Month with this selection of books for babies through adults. Some are bestsellers, lots are Canadian. If you’re looking for a place to start, Esi Edugyan’s Washington…

March 20, 2015 / Books

Backbeat Books & Music would like to congratulate Kim Thuy for winning the CBC Canada Reads 2015 competition with her barrier-breaking book Ru! We’d also like to give a big…

February 25, 2015 / Books

If you’re brave enough to brave the cold, you’ll be rewarded with a fresh selection of secondhand books! We just priced these and got them on the shelves last night.…

February 13, 2015 / Backbeat Book Club

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!…

December 14, 2014 / Books
July 9, 2014 / Books

It’s the middle of the week and we’ve got some new book titles in for you to enjoy: – “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls” by David Sedaris A guy walks…

April 15, 2014 / Backbeat Book Club

Just a small order came in today, but we’ve got some great titles encompassing such diverse topics as suicide, walking, bikers, South Africa, demons and moons: – “All My Puny…

March 20, 2014 / Books

Just a small book shipment arrived today, but is it ever diverse! In addition to the books listed below, we also have some reorders of popular CBC Canada Reads 2014…

March 15, 2014 / Books

Attention Canadian Book Lovers! Backbeat Books & Music is about to start a book club…and you’re invited! Since our focus here at the shop has been promoting and celebrating Canadian…

March 13, 2014 / Books
March 7, 2014 / Books
August 21, 2013 / Books

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…