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Events in our Winnipeg store this week by D - Monday, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:56am

Bill Redekop launching Made in Manitoba: Best of the Open Road Stories. Monday, September 26, 8:00 pm.
Joanne Kelly's Shaw TV Book club. Discussion will be on Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 pm.
Caroline Woodward with Colleen Sydor, Marilyn Baillie Award readings. Tuesday, September 27, 7:30 pm.
Louise Penny launching A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel . Tuesday, September 27, 8:00 pm.
Shawnda Muir launching Cancer Scores a Hat Trick: Lessons About Living Life to the Fullest. Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 pm.
Sandy Venton presents "Thinking about lilies" as part of the Prairie Garden Committee's series of gardening talks. Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 pm.
John Gilmore launching Head of a Man, Thursday, September 29, 7:30 pm.
Audrhea Lande launching With Love to You All, Bogga S.: Stories and Letters from the Remarkable Life of Sigurbjorg Stefansson. Thursday, September 29, 8:00 pm.
Scott Malcolmson, Free music in Prairie Ink Restaurant + Bakery. Friday, September 30, 8:00 pm.
Carol J. Harvey launching Medieval French Miracle Plays: Seven Falsely Accused Women. Saturday, October 1, 2:00 pm.
Bill Stilwell launching Manitoba Wild. Saturday, October 1, 2:00 pm.
Jeff King Trio, Free music in Prairie Ink Restaurant + Bakery. Saturday, October 1, 8:00 pm.
Leanne Prain with special guest Takashi Iwasaki, A presentation from Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery. Sunday, October 2, 2:00 pm.
Joan Thomas signing Reading by Lightning: The Reader's Guide Edition. Sunday, October 2, 2:00 pm.

Categories: Winnipeg, Event News

McNally Robinson BTV Book Club by D - Friday, Sep 23, 2011 at 1:32pm

Join Please join Breakfast TV's Jenna Khan and McNally Robinson Bookseller's Krista Strang on Monday September 26th at 7:15 am on Citytv for their discussion of the September BTV Bookclub title, Catherine Flynn's What Was Lost and a sneak peek at October's title.

Categories: Book Clubs, Winnipeg

Manitoba Authors on our Winnipeg Bestsellers list this week by D - Friday, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:49am

We are very proud to have these Manitoba authors on our bestseller list this week. The complete Bestseller list is available under the Bestsellers heading on the right.

Hardcover Fiction
3.Irma Voth, Miriam Toews.
4. A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny.

Hardcover Non-Fiction
1. Four Strong Winds, John Einarson.
2. Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap Stories, Randy Bachman.
5.Henry Kalen's Manitoba, Henry Kalen.

Paperback Non-Fiction
3. The Setting Lake Sun, J.R. Léveillé.
4. Alert to Glory, Sally Ito.

Paperback Non-Fiction
2. Sprang Unsprung, Carol James.
4. Twenty One Years in the Penalty Box, Harold Skazyk.

Books for Young People
1. The Jinx, D.F. Lamont.

Categories: Awards, Winnipeg

Be a part of the Manitoba Reads live recording Saturday September 24 at THIN AIR by D - Thursday, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:51am











The Winnipeg International Writers Festival, McNally Robinson Booksellers and CBC Manitoba Scene are proud to announce the four finalists of the first-ever Manitoba Reads contest. Based on the popular Canada Reads model, voters narrowed a field of 16 books written by Manitoba authors down to eight. Four public figures have agreed to serve as panelists, each choosing one of the final eight as their top pick.

The Manitoba Reads panellists and their selections are:

Alison Gillmor, freelance arts and entertainment columnist,
Reading by Lightning by Joan Thomas

Vincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
The Life of Helen Betty Osborne by David Alexander Robertson

Paul Jordan, Chief Operating Officer at The Forks
Bandit by Wayne Tefs

Niigonwedom James Sinclair, Writer/Professor at the University of Manitoba
Where Nests the Water Hen by Gabrielle Roy

Be a part of the live recording this Saturday, September 24 at THIN AIR (taking place at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People). The debate will be hosted by CBC's Keran Sanders and broadcast the Sunday morning, September 25, on the Weekend Morning Show.

The final book is chosen through three rounds of debate, and three rounds of voting. If there is a tie at any point during the evening, the results of the Manitoba Reads Audience Choice poll will serve as the tie-breaker.

Your vote counts AND you will be eligible to win a sweet prize package. Click here to vote.

Categories: Awards, Winnipeg

Louise Penny on CBC Scene by D - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:52am

Louise Penny has a feature article on CBC Scene, talking about her new book A Trick of the Light, A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel.

Louise will in our Grant Park store for the Winnipeg launch of A Trick of the Light Tuesday, September 27, 8:00 pm.

Categories: buzz, Winnipeg

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