Top 10 Books of 2022
1. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
2. The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
3. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
4. Lessons by Ian McEwan
5. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
6. State of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny
7. Thomas Mackay by Alastair Sweeny
8. Ottawa Road Trips: Your 100km Getaway Guide by Laura Paquet
9. Almost Visible by (our) Michelle Sinclair
10. The Cold Edge of Heaven by His Excellency Whit Fraser
December Bestsellers
1. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
2. The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
3. Prisoners of the Castle by Ben MacIntyre
4. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
5. Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
6. Lessons by Ian McEwan
7. Lifesavers and Body Snatchers by Tim Cook
8. Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald
9. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
10. A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin
Greetings Book Lovers!
Happy New Year! Well, we’ve officially closed the book on 2022 and are now making our first marks on the blank page that is 2023. We can’t quite believe we’re here! After a year filled with more bumps in the road than we’d like, we’re really looking forward to bigger and brighter things in the new year. So, here’s to a new year filled with light, love, laughter, and more books than we can shake a stick at! We can definitely help with that last one!
Since Christmas, a lot of your have been asking about our annual January sale, and here we are finally answering! It’s Inventory Sale time again! From now until Saturday, January 21, we will having our annual Inventory Sale, which means that everything in the store will be discounted! All books will be 20% off, 2023 calendars will be 25% off, and gift items (puzzles, mugs, bags, cards, etc.) will be 30% off. As per usual, our sale is on in-stock items only and doesn’t apply to magazines, CDs, and special orders. Following our sale, we will be doing our official inventory count so we can build the rest of 2023 on a nice clean foundation. So, if Santa didn’t bring you quite what you were hoping for or if you have a gift card burning a hole in your pocket, now is the time to pop by!
Another exciting store event we have to tell you about is in regards to Puzzle Month! As some of your may know, January is the month in which we celebrate all things jigsaw puzzles – the joy of putting in that last piece, the challenge of working on a huge section of blue sky, that thrill you get when you find the perfect puzzle to take home to the family! In our small corner of the world, we’ll be marking the occasion by having a puzzle sale! From Tuesday, January 24 to Tuesday, February 6 all our in-stock jigsaw puzzles will be 25% off! As an added bonus, we will be revealing 8 new and exclusive Ravensburger puzzles that have never before been seen in Canada! So, clean off your puzzle board, get your sorters ready, and clear your schedules because it’s time to stock up on your favourite jigsaws and do some puzzling!
While our January has quickly been taken over by inventory concerns and the planning of two major sales, there are still lots of other fun things to pay attention to – like all the great new books that are arriving, despite the year being very young. Although January is often a slow retail month, that doesn’t mean that the publishing industry slows down any. We’re still receiving boxes and boxes of new books on a daily basis and we can’t wait for you to come by to see them. From Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley to Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo, The General of Tiananmen Square by Ian Hamilton to Peekaboo Rex by Sandra Boynton, Which Way to Anywhere by Cressida Cowell to Exes and O’s by Amy Lea, there’s a little something for everyone! And that’s just the beginning! There are lots of great new publications to look forward to in the coming weeks too! Here are just some of the titles we’re most excited about: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (January 17), A Guest at the Feast by Colm Toibin (January 17), Wreck Bay by Barbara Fradkin (January 24), Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (January 31), Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare (January 31), The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel (January 31), VenCo by Cherie Dimaline (February 14), Dark Rye and Honey Cake by Regula Ysewijn (February 14).
Well the new year is spread out before us like an unmarred blanket of freshly fallen snow, and it’s impossible to know what the coming months will bring. All we can hope for is peace, joy, health, and happiness for all…and maybe a nice big stack of books too! Wishing you all the very best for a wonderful new year! We look forward to seeing you all in the store over the coming months, chatting about your new favourite read, and helping you find the perfect book to read (or gift) next!
Take good care!
Happy Reading!
— The Staff at Books on Beechwood
Inventory Sale
20% off all books
25% off 2023 calendars
30% off gift items
The sale applies to in-stock items only and runs from now until Saturday, January 21.
Magazines, CDs, and special orders are not included in the sale.
Puzzle Month!
To celebrate our love of jigsaw puzzles, all our in-stock puzzles will be 25% off from Tuesday, January 24 to Tuesday, February 6.
Keep your eyes on our social media accounts (and our store shelves) for the reveal of 8 exclusive new puzzle designs!
Hilary’s Bookshelf
What I’m Reading: The Key To My Heart by Lia Louis
“When a grieving widow finds hope in a musical mystery and friendship in very unexpected places, her heart once again opens to the possibility of life and love.
Sweet, charming, and funny, this lovely novel is the perfect way to start a new year. Lia Louis is a master at writing flawed yet lovable characters and creating beautiful, complex worlds for them to live in.”