Guess what? Backbeat turns 15 years old today! Back in ’95, these two kids never could have predicted that years later, they’d move to a super cool small town and…
Tag: bookstore
A big thank you to everyone who came out yesterday and bought books on Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! The winner of our prize draw is…Lilli S.! Lilli won our tote…
Last week we celebrated the record side of Backbeat with Record Store Day and today we’re celebrating the book side with Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! While you’re out enjoying our…
This Saturday, April 25th is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! To celebrate, we’ll be doing a prize draw for a Backbeat tote filled with a selection of Backbeat Recommended Reads. Prize…
What’s one of the most fun parts about having a bookstore? Sourcing the books to stock it with! Here are some of our most recent used arrivals…we love finding great…
A little sample of the fresh load of used books we’re currently putting on the shelves. We’re so grateful to all of you who continue to support independent bookstores!
Reading about finding treasured books in a favourite used bookstore and the pleasure of being surrounded by books while reading, surrounded by treasured books in my favourite used bookstore.
Out there? Wet and not-so-nice. In here? Warm and inviting. As soon as you walk through the doors, you’ll immediately forget about all of that wet slushy stuff and be…
It’s currently Freedom to Read Week in Canada. Taking place this year between February 26th and March 4th, it’s “an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm…
Thought our current sale couldn’t get any better? All of our in-stock colouring books are now 50% off as well! This includes The Neil Gaiman Coloring Book that was produced…
Fall is my favourite time of year and a big part of it has to do not only with the cooler temperatures but with the fall book releases! Which book…
What are you up to today? Right now, we’re chilling at the shop, sorting and pricing the mountains of books we’ve brought in over the past couple of weeks. There…
As an independent bookseller, we’re really excited that we can now unveil a unique upcoming event that we’re participating in…Authors for Indies! We’ve been working hard behind the scenes on this one and now…
…Sean Michaels for his book Us Conductors! Backbeat Books & Music would like to congratulate Mr. Michaels and all of the other amazingly talented nominees. To celebrate, Us Conductors will…
The books just keep on coming this week! This is a large selection of secondhand books that are just about to be put out on the shelves. This time around,…
Happy Friday! Here are some new books to kick off your weekend reading: – “The Girl You Left Behind” by Jojo Moyes In 1916, French artist Edouard Lefevre leaves his…
