Live at McNally Robinson: Miriam Toews
by Cory Beal - Wednesday Sep 03 2008 4:16 pm permalink Post a comment

McNally Robinson presents Miriam Toews, reading from The Flying Troutmans. Miriam launched The Flying Troutmans at our Grant Park location September 2, 2008. The book is the highly anticipated new novel by the author of A Complicated Kindness, which won the 2004 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Criminal by Michael Van Rooy
by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Sep 03 2008 3:12 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, Mystery & Crime, Winnipeg

Former thief and all-around bad guy Montgomery Haaviko is trying to go straight. Of course he manages to stretch his definition of "straight" to include smuggling, break and enter, assault, grand theft and kidnapping. Don't worry, though -- it's all for a good cause.

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Eric Walters in Conversation
by Wendy Warkentin - Sunday Aug 31 2008 11:42 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Interview, Authors

In September Eric Walters, the Canadian author of over 50 novels for children and young adults, will be in Winnipeg to receive the 2008 MYRCA - Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award for his powerful novel, We All Fall Down.

One doesn't simply read his novels; you devour them and are instantly changed. Through his words, I have been homeless, survived a raging flood, experienced 9/11, felt great emotional loss and run with Terry Fox. You don't require vast knowledge of history or current affairs; read the first chapter and Eric Walters does the rest. You are drawn vicariously into the mystery, the action, the personal struggle. You become socially aware and compassionate. Who wouldn't benefit from this?

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An Interview with Miriam Toews
by Tory McNally - Saturday Aug 30 2008 5:33 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Interview, Authors

Miriam answers my questions about life, writing, and transplants.

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September / October Bookseller Now Online
by Cory Beal - Thursday Aug 28 2008 12:46 pm permalink Post a comment

The September/October issue of our Newsletter, The Bookseller, is now available online. The Bookseller is for all people who enjoy books and everything about them. Events taking place in our local Winnipeg and Saskatoon stores are also highlighted. The Bookseller online is a worthy read for all booklovers.

Click here to view The Bookseller, Winnipeg.
Click here to view The Bookseller, Saskatoon.

Simon Dark Volume 1: What Simon Does by Steve Niles and Scott Hampton
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Aug 25 2008 1:27 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, Graphic Novels

"Lurks in the shadows. Hides in the park. Simon. Simon. Simon Dark. If you're good he'll stay away. If you're bad he'll make you pay."

You can't help but singsong Niles' nursury rhyme in your head as you read this new offering from the creator of 30 Days of Night, Simon Dark.

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Live at McNally Robinson: Andrew Davidson
by McNally Robinson - Monday Aug 25 2008 1:20 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Authors, Winnipeg, Event News, New Releases, Author Videos

Andrew Davidson from Mcnally Robinson Booksellers on Vimeo.

In the first of a series of online readings, McNally Robinson presents Andrew Davidson reading from The Gargoyle. Andrew launched The Gargoyle at our Polo Park location August 18, 2008. He was introduced by his editor at Random House Canada, Anne Collins.

Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole
by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday Aug 21 2008 9:40 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Mystery & Crime

Emma Cole is the pen name of historical fiction author Susanna Kearsley, under which she writes crime thrillers. Every Secret Thing, which was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Canadian Crime Novel, is the first of these, and it holds treasures for crime and historical fiction buffs alike.

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Wine & Dine Is Back!
by McNally Robinson - Wednesday Aug 20 2008 3:28 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Winnipeg, Event News

Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery proudly presents the return of Wine & Dine Wednesdays.

Executive Chef Gord Harris, in consultation with Rick Watkins from Banville & Jones Wine Co., presents five exquisite dinners with perfectly matched selections of wine.

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