An Interview With David Keck
by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday Mar 11 2008 5:14 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Interview, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg, Event News

I recently had the pleasure of conducting a brief interview with fantasy author David Keck. David will be at our Grant Park location with his wife and fellow author Kate Brallier, March 22nd for a dual launch of In a Time of Treason, and The Boundless Deep.

Previously: The Boundless Deep By Kate Brallier

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Lifetime Poet Laureate launches Love of Mirrors
by Allison Fairbairn - Wednesday Mar 05 2008 2:18 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Authors, Store News, Saskatoon, Event News

On March 4, McNally Robinson Saskatoon played host to a very special event. The Love of a Poet evening, third in a provincial series of events to honour of the launch of Gary Hyland’s Love of Mirrors: Poems New and Selected, featured readings by some of Saskatchewan’s most beloved poets and authors.

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Breaking Dawn Midnight Release, Saturday August 2, 00:01 am
by Catherine Toews - Saturday Mar 01 2008 7:23 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, Authors, Store News, Winnipeg, Event News, New Releases

Breaking Dawn, the highly anticipated fourth volume of the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, will be released at 00:01 am on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008. In celebration, McNally Robinson Grant Park will open its doors from midnight to 1:00 am so that fans can get their hands on a copy.

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Canada voted for King Leary while Winnipeg voted for...?
by Priscilla Yakielashek - Saturday Mar 01 2008 5:24 pm permalink Post a comment

McNally Robinson celebrated the CBC Canada Reads competition with its own on Thursday, February 28th. Ron Robinson mediated between Morley Walker, Anita Daher, Jem Rolls, Lesley Hughes and Kathy Strub, each defending a book from the list. They were a dynamic bunch who offered laughs, biting remarks, insults, insight and entertainment while they discussed Canadian literature.

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Canada Reads 2008 Update
by McNally Robinson - Wednesday Feb 27 2008 8:51 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards

From the Fifteenth District, Mavis Gallant's collection of stories set in Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, has been voted off by the 2008 Canada Reads panel.

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Saskatoon Wine Event a Success
by Allison Fairbairn - Thursday Jan 17 2008 12:22 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Saskatoon, Event News

Chef Kris Hamilton and manager Dawn Wreford hosted Tastes of Spain and Portugal: An Evening of Food & Wine last night in the Saskatoon Prairie Ink Restaurant, to rave reviews.

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Five Secrets You Must Discover
by Tyson Lennox - Wednesday Jan 16 2008 5:29 pm permalink Post a comment

,,,Before You Die

Dr. John Izzo recently visited our Calgary location to offer a presentation to the local community about his latest book The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, a book that takes the reader on a heartwarming and profound journey to find lasting happiness.

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Opening Night for the Opera Club
by Priscilla Yakielashek - Friday Jan 11 2008 11:15 am permalink Post a comment

Opera Club presented first Met Prep on Macbeth

Last night Mcnally Robinson broke new ground by introducing its very first Opera Club. The evening's events were hosted by June Slobodian of Valhalla Opera Tours. June offered a presentation on Macbeth, the Shakespearen play, but more fittingly, the opera by Verdi.

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Mike Harrison Rocks
by Tyson Lennox - Wednesday Jan 09 2008 1:58 pm permalink Post a comment

Rock n' Roll Inspired Gumshoe Author Has Left the Building

Okotoks author Mike Harrison dropped by McNally Robinson Calgary last night for a short reading from his book Ruby Tuesday, the latest of his Eddie Dancer mystery novels, which continues the series' trend of borrowing its title from the lexicon of popular rock music. When questioned about this theme during the engagement the author offered a wry smile in response and said simply "Thank you for noticing."

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Flywheel's First Thursday in 2008
by Tyson Lennox - Friday Jan 04 2008 1:27 pm permalink Post a comment

Monthly experimental poetry reading series Flywheel kicked off the New Year's events at McNally Robinson Calgary last night with the clatter of typewriter keys. This riotous event featured the Calgary Typing Club producing work on the spot for an audience-interactive reading.

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