Tag: Miriam Toews

November 17, 2019 / Books
August 24, 2019 / Books

I guess it’s pretty obvious who one of my most favourite authors is…who is yours?

September 11, 2018 / Books

I had the great opportunity to see Miriam Toews read and speak last night as part of the Ottawa International Writers Festival. If you know me at all, you know…

July 6, 2017 / Books

Looking for something to read, but not sure what? Just look for “Backbeat Recommended Read” tags in our books – there are lots of them! Books with a Recommended Read…

June 8, 2015 / Books
January 4, 2015 / Books

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…

November 25, 2014 / Books
October 7, 2014 / Books
October 4, 2014 / Books
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…