We just wanted to highlight a couple of local books that have recently come to our shop. Both are great choices for gift-giving, for tourists or for proud Perth residents.…
Category: Books
Some new books arrived today, ready for reading outside in the sunshine! Most of these are mainly for our younger and teen customers: – “Cold Antler Farm: A Memoir of…
We wouldn’t leave out our graphic novel fans! In fact, the lot is so huge, we needed a whole other post just for this genre. We’re always adding to our…
As promised, there is another huge lot of great secondhand books now at the shop! There is a really good amount of very recent releases – many titles from 2013…
I just got back from one of my favourite excursions…secondhand book shopping! This is just load one of two (or maybe three) coming into the shop this week. There is…
We now have the Rock-Ola 496 (1988) jukebox setup up and loaded with 45s at the shop. Since it is an 80s vintage we decided to put mostly 80s music…
Just a little delivery again today – this one contains lots of opportunity for colouring! Starting off the pack is: – “Maisy’s Placemat Doodle Book” by Lucy Collins Color, doodle,…
Just a tiny shipment of new titles today – the rest of the box contained re-stocks of favourite titles. New books to the shop span rubber bands, invention, peculiar children,…
We love it when kids of all ages walk through the door at Backbeat. We aim to keep our children’s books affordable to encourage kids to pick up a book…
Please join Backbeat Books & Music for a fun, casual reading to celebrate the launch of Greg Bechtel’s debut book Boundary Problems, on Saturday, May 10th. Secrets, paranoia, conspiracies, and…
Who knew a little cardboard box could contain wallflowers, mysterious disappearances, unlikely heroes, the greatest train ever built, mysterious voices and the secrets of an It girl? Today’s delivery definitely…
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…
So here are the details on Record Store Day and our 1st “re-birthday” at Backbeat. Fancy poster to come later – we just wanted to get the details out today…
Just came back from a buying trip and look what we’ve brought in…manga galore! Every single one of these secondhand books are in amazing like-new condition and are priced well…
When you think of secondhand books, do you think of musty old behind-the-times books with ragged edges and faded covers? The above picture is just a sample of recent secondhand…
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…
When the content of a book transports you somewhere magical and its cover is also enticing to look at, it’s a thing of beauty. Today’s round-up of magical journeys and…
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…
We got lots of great books in over the past couple of days. This time around, they’re mainly of the Y.A. variety, so share the news! We hope to see…
…”The Orenda” by Joseph Boyden! Started in 2001, Canada Reads is CBC’s annual battle of the books, where five Canadian personalities select the book they think Canadians should read. Each…
A package arrived this morning…and surprise, surprise, it was full of books! – “New Dress a Day” by Marisa Lynch Based on her wildly popular blog of the same name,…
We have so many new books in this week. Tons of must-reads for adults, teens and kids! Here’s what’s in: – “Dads Are the Original Hipsters” by Brad Getty…
Here we have a small sampling of new books. A taster’s plate, if you like. We do have many more books currently on special order, though, so keep your eye…
