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<![CDATA[McNally Robinson Latest Articles]]> http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/ en-us Copyright (c) 2007 Mcnally Robinson. All rights reserved. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:04:08 -0500 5 McNally News 150 49 http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/ http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/img/icon.gif false New and Exciting (and sometimes strange) things that pop up in the world of publishing http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1463/New-and-Exciting-(and-sometimes-strange)-things-that-pop-up-in-the-world-of-publishing http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1463/New-and-Exciting-(and-sometimes-strange)-things-that-pop-up-in-the-world-of-publishing McNally Robinson Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:04:42 -0500 First - Captain Underpants is coming back! The long-awaited tenth book in the series, The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future, will be coming out sometime later this year. Author Dav Pilkey is contracted for three more Captain Underpants books after this one. Woohoo!<//p> Secondly, and kind of oddly, singer/actress Hilary Duff of Lizzie McGuire fame is... writing a novel? She recently signed a multiple-book contract with Simon and Schuster for a Young Adult Series. The first book, Elixir, will be published in the fall of this year. According to <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/celebrities/hilary_duff_to_publish_ya_series_154479.asp">this website</a>, the new series "will focus on a photojournalist named Clea Raymond, the celebrity offspring of a politician and a doctor. In Da Vinci Code fashion, she chases a dashing boy in a race against time to unravel a centuries-old mystery that could unlock the key to her soulmate's true identity." Huh. And to round out this list, a recommendation for a book that you might not have heard of: Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders, by Canadian author Kevin Sylvester. According to the <a href="http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol16/no27/neilflambeandthemarcopolomurders.html">CM review</a>: <blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #CCCCCC; padding-left:10px; color:#6B6B6B;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:1.1em; font-family:Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, sans-serif, Arial !important;">The top chefs of Vancouver's classier restaurants are dying, killed by some unidentifiable poison that leaves them with their faces blue but their lips smiling. The chief of police calls in his expert: The Nose, aka 14-year-old Neil Flambé, chef, restauranteur, sniffer extraordinary, and, incidentally, school boy.</blockquote> Looks interesting! --- Alexandra Kroeger Marilyn Bowering Night Table Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1461/Marilyn-Bowering-Night-Table-Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1461/Marilyn-Bowering-Night-Table-Recommendations McNally Robinson Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:57:31 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12689431921461.jpg" alt="" />The books I'm reading are piled high on the chest at the end of my bed and are also scattered throughout the house: on the 'telephone' table, the footstool in the living room, in the bathroom. I tend to put books where I'll get to them as I move through my day: there's another small pile where I eat my breakfast-some quick reads-manuscripts to glance at and assess or books I might review. At the moment, because I'm working on many writing projects and in four different genres, what I'm reading has to have a personal valence or nutrient: this is reading as survival, and they are books that have no relationship to anything I *have* to do. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1461/Marilyn-Bowering-Night-Table-Recommendations">more...</a> Tonight Tom Jokinen lauches Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker in Training. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1460/Tonight-Tom-Jokinen-lauches-Curtains:-Adventures-of-an-Undertaker-in-Training. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1460/Tonight-Tom-Jokinen-lauches-Curtains:-Adventures-of-an-Undertaker-in-Training. D Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:19:53 -0500 Join Tom Jokinen tonight at our Winnipeg location for the launch of Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker in Training. Tom Jokinen is a radio producer and a video-journalist who has worked on Morningside, Counterspin with Avi Lewis, and Definitely Not the Opera among other CBC shows. He will be joined at this launch by CBC Radio's own Terry MacLeod. <span Tom Jokinen lives in Ottawa, but this darkly comic book was conceived in Winnipeg where he took a job as an apprentice undertaker in 2006. Gordon Ramsay in Prairie Ink http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1459/Gordon-Ramsay-in-Prairie-Ink http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1459/Gordon-Ramsay-in-Prairie-Ink D Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:22:53 -0500 Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery's specials running Wednesday, March 17, through Wednesday, March 31, have been sourced from author and television celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's new cookbook Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape. <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HeOeXrn5aHE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HeOeXrn5aHE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> Lee Lamothe Night Table Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1457/Lee-Lamothe-Night-Table-Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1457/Lee-Lamothe-Night-Table-Recommendations McNally Robinson Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:10:22 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12687557701457.jpg" alt="" />When I'm writing well I don't read much and so for the past year I have a stack of books waiting to be started or finished. And because I write late into the night and get up very early, I don't have a night-table; in fact I don't often use a bed. I unroll a sleeping bag on the floor of my office with the cats so my wife can sleep through the night. A lot of books get read not at home, but in various places as I travel. I like to read far above my weight. It shows me what writing can be when its done right. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1457/Lee-Lamothe-Night-Table-Recommendations">more...</a> Dr. Emma LaRocque's Night Table Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1456/Dr.-Emma-LaRocque's-Night-Table-Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1456/Dr.-Emma-LaRocque's-Night-Table-Recommendations McNally Robinson Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:12:59 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12687559211456.jpg" alt="" />As a professor I am very busy and rarely, if ever, have time to read for pleasure. But I do usually enjoy the books I read as part of my research and teaching. Presently, I am browsing through a number of books including: <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780806126739/bkm/true/">Other Destinies</a> by Louis Owens; <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780889772113/bkm/true/">I Thought Pocahontas was a Movie</a> edited by Carol Schicks and James McNinch; <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780898623482/bkm/true/">The Colonizer's Model of the World</a> by J.M. Blaut; <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9781400032051/bkm/true/">1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus</a> by Charles C. Mann; <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9781553653127/bkm/true/">One Native Life</a> by Richard Wagamese and any poetry by Pablo Neruda or Louise Halfe. For pure fun or relaxation I read <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780525467267/bkm/true/">Winnie the Pooh</a> (I have many collections). Or the <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780763637842/bkm/true/">Library Lion</a> or laugh over cat pics and sayings in cat calendars. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1456/Dr.-Emma-LaRocque's-Night-Table-Recommendations">more...</a> 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1454/2010-Indies-Choice-Book-Awards http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1454/2010-Indies-Choice-Book-Awards Margaret Saull Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:39:33 -0500 Independent booksellers in the United States each year choose what they think are the best books published for children. The list is big, as is the American Booksellers Association that sponsors these awards. The reason this list is of interest to us is because we wonder if these choices will appeal to Canadian readers as well. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1454/2010-Indies-Choice-Book-Awards">more...</a> THE MANITOBA BOOK AWARDS 2010 SHORTLISTS http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1452/THE-MANITOBA-BOOK-AWARDS-2010-SHORTLISTS http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1452/THE-MANITOBA-BOOK-AWARDS-2010-SHORTLISTS Matt MacHutchon Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:41:50 -0500 <a href="http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca/">The Manitoba Writers' Guild</a> and the <a href="http://www.bookpublishers.mb.ca/">Association of Manitoba Book Publishers</a> have announced the <a href="http://www.bookpublishers.mb.ca/mba/">Manitoba Book Awards</a> shortlists. Winners will be announced at the Manitoba Book Awards Gala on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 boulevard Provencher. A pre-awards reception will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the ceremony will run from 8:00-10:00 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. This year's ceremony will be hosted by Neil Besner, Vice President and former Dean of Arts of the University of Winnipeg. Since the event's inception in 1989, during which a single award (the McNally Robinson Book of the Year) was presented, The Manitoba Book Awards has grown to feature 13 categories. Nominees and winners are selected by jurors drawn from across Manitoba and Canada.<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1452/THE-MANITOBA-BOOK-AWARDS-2010-SHORTLISTS">more...</a> Michael van Rooy on The Next Chapter http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1451/Michael-van-Rooy-on-The-Next-Chapter http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1451/Michael-van-Rooy-on-The-Next-Chapter D Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:31:16 -0600 <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/">The Next Chapter</a> is one of our favourite CBC Radio One shows, you can hear it on Mondays at 1pm or Sundays at 4pm. On March 8th, The Next Chapter featured Winnipeg author Michael van Rooy, talking about, Your Friendly Neighbourhood Criminal with Rabindranath Maharaj on The Amazing Absorbing Boy, Sharon McCartney on "Decaf" from her book For and Against and Emily White on Lonely: Learning to Live With Solitude. <script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/audio-player.js"></script> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/player.swf"> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/nextchapter_20100305_28657.mp3"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="menu" value="false"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </object> <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1451/Michael-van-Rooy-on-The-Next-Chapter">more...</a> The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1449/The-Quants:-How-a-New-Breed-of-Math-Whizzes-Conquered-Wall-Street-and-Nearly-Destroyed-It http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1449/The-Quants:-How-a-New-Breed-of-Math-Whizzes-Conquered-Wall-Street-and-Nearly-Destroyed-It D Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:46:17 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12682826491449.jpg" alt="" />"For the last 20 years, Wall Street has been increasingly taken over by a breed of math and science whizzes known as quants. By applying math to markets, they were able to predict and price risk, down to the penny. Or so they said. This is the story of their rise and fall, of how they turbocharged finance, and then drove it off a cliff to the detriment of the entire world. What's the big deal? Well, for starters, the global financial crisis. Along with subprime mortgages and overleveraged banks, these quants are the folks we can thank for it. They're a notoriously reclusive bunch, but author Scott Patterson gets extraordinary access to their lives, complete with the luxury cars, the private jets, and the high-stakes poker in their hotel suites. Wonder why all the big news these days is about what banks and hedge funds should and shouldn't be able to do? Read this book."- Matthew Philips, Newsday, March 8, 2010. Teen Writing Workshop http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1448/Teen-Writing-Workshop http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1448/Teen-Writing-Workshop Tracy Howard Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:12:02 -0500 Our next writing workshop will help you to explore the lighter side of your life and your writing with local author Maureen Fergus. Maureen is the author of the extremely funny teen novels Exploits of a Reluctant (But Extremely Good Looking) Hero and Recipe for Disaster. The workshop is for teens ages 12 to 15 and the cost is $25.00 per person. The group will meet on three consecutive Thursday evenings, April 8, 15, and 22 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Pre-registration is required. A Tip for Grade 5/6 Writing Contest Entrants! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1447/A-Tip-for-Grade-5.6-Writing-Contest-Entrants! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1447/A-Tip-for-Grade-5.6-Writing-Contest-Entrants! Tracy Howard Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:58 -0600 I have a bit of advice for any potential author who is planning on entering our Grade 5/6 Writing Contest this year. Do your research! The theme this year is animals, tame or wild. Whether you intend to write about your pet lizard or about a fictitious creature of your imagination who flies on wings of velvet - do the work, create the picture in our minds, make it real. Kathryn Lasky , the popular author of The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series has graciously agreed to be one of the judges for the writing contest, and I have just finished the advance reader's copy of her upcoming novel Hawksmaid. She has done a very thorough and well researched job with this novel and her attention to detail is marvelous. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1447/A-Tip-for-Grade-5.6-Writing-Contest-Entrants!">more...</a> Aldous Huxley versus George Orwell http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1444/Aldous-Huxley-versus-George-Orwell http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1444/Aldous-Huxley-versus-George-Orwell D Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:40:56 -0600 <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1444/Aldous-Huxley-versus-George-Orwell"><img src="images/editorials-032010/03-09-10de2f9.gif" class="" /></a><a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1444/Aldous-Huxley-versus-George-Orwell">more...</a> McNally Robinson (Saskatoon) Freedom to Read Photo Contest Winners! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1442/McNally-Robinson-(Saskatoon)-Freedom-to-Read-Photo-Contest-Winners! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1442/McNally-Robinson-(Saskatoon)-Freedom-to-Read-Photo-Contest-Winners! Nicole Berard Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:18:43 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12680863261442.jpg" alt="" /> The votes are in and Ken Greenhorn's photo "Quiet Moment" has won first place in the 2010 McNally Robinson (Saskatoon) Freedom to Read Photo Contest! <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1442/McNally-Robinson-(Saskatoon)-Freedom-to-Read-Photo-Contest-Winners!">more...</a> Colum McCann Interview http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1440/Colum-McCann-Interview http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1440/Colum-McCann-Interview D Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:25:56 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12680763181440.jpg" alt="" />This is an interview with National Book Award Winning author Colum McCann on his stunningly intricate portrait of New York and its people, Let the Great World Spin. <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LAd7Uy0DD1M&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LAd7Uy0DD1M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> Winter is Coming... http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1439/Winter-is-Coming... http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1439/Winter-is-Coming... Chadwick Ginther Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:56:23 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12677191481439.jpg" alt="" />To HBO, at least. Fans of A Song of Ice and Fire who are eagerly awaiting the fifth book in George R.R. Martin's popular fantasy series, will have to continue to wait for A Dance with Dragons. Martin announced the news recently, that HBO has greenlighted <a href="product/item/81737/">A Game of Thrones</a> for a full ten episode first season, due to air next spring. The plan is to adapt one book in the series per season. The <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/10/game-of-thrones-cast-with-photos-.html">cast</a> includes Lord of the Rings alumni, Sean Bean in the role of Eddard (Ned) Stark, Lord of Winterfell and the King's new Hand.<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1439/Winter-is-Coming...">more...</a> Jeff Brown shares his creative process http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1438/Jeff-Brown-shares-his-creative-process http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1438/Jeff-Brown-shares-his-creative-process McNally Robinson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:15:52 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12677189581438.jpg" alt="" />Author Jeff Brown recently joined us for a talk on his book <a href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9781556438103/bkm/true/">Soulshaping: A Journey of Self-Creation</a>, a memoir that follows his transition from archetypal 'male warrior' to a more open human being, in touch with his human face and accepting of his mission and place on this world. Here is a video on Jeff's creative process and the journey he underwent while writing this book. <object width="520" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cVlgwm9F2Hw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cVlgwm9F2Hw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="520" height="340"></embed></object> The March / April Newsletter http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1436/The-March-.-April-Newsletter http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1436/The-March-.-April-Newsletter D Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:03:18 -0600 <img src="images/editorials-032010/03-03-1039a1d.jpg" class="left" /> The March / April issue of our newsletter The Bookseller is now available online. The Bookseller is a worthy read for all book lovers. It also highlights events taking place at our Winnipeg, and Saskatoon stores. <a href="http://www.epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=8d8129d7f6b94bafa6b087ccdbb6ad51 ">Click here</a> to view The Bookseller, Winnipeg. <a href=" http://www.epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=1a30be6c093c41b494d90304cae53f6e ">Click here</a> to view The Bookseller, Saskatoon. Small Works Series http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1435/Small-Works-Series http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1435/Small-Works-Series D Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:57:15 -0600 Small Works Series in Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery Starting March 10, McNally Robinson will host monthly art exhibitions in Prairie Ink Restaurant. Each show will consist of approximately two dozen works that will hang for one month. The first three one-person shows will feature Winnipeg artists Keith Wood, Roger LaFrenière, and Brigitte Dion. The first evening of each show, McNally Robinson will host a reception where the artist will speak about the works shown. Works will be on sale throughout the month. The small works display space in Prairie Ink is dedicated to art pieces no deeper than 30". <img src="images/editorials-032010/03-02-10ee240.jpg" class="left" /> Keith Wood, who exhibits regularly at Ken Segal Gallery in Winnipeg and at Ossington 129 in Toronto, will open his show on March 8 at 7:30 pm. Wood is an accomplished abstract impressionist who works primarily in encaustic (pigmented molten wax). For the Prairie Ink show he will exhibit a series of pieces on literary themes titled Books/les livres. <a href="www.theartofkeithwood.ca">www.theartofkeithwood.ca</a> Roger LaFrenière, an established artist and graphic designer, alternates between abstraction and landscape in his acrylic paintings. His show, opening on April 5 at 8 pm, will present both styles. <a href="www.rogerlafreniere.com">www.rogerlafreniere.com</a>. <li>Brigitte Dion's show will open on May 10. Dion is undertaking a new direction in her art and this show will be the first to represent her new body of work. For years the wall space in Prairie Ink has been dedicated to a gallery of photographs of writers who have won McNally Robinson literary awards. These photos will be moved from the restaurant to a prominent bulkhead in the middle of the bookstore, where there will be space for more authors as the McNally Robinson prizes (which have been presented for 15 years) are awarded in the future. 2010 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1434/2010-PEN.FAULKNER-AWARD-NOMINEES-ANNOUNCED http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1434/2010-PEN.FAULKNER-AWARD-NOMINEES-ANNOUNCED McNally Robinson Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:06:46 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12675448451434.jpg" alt="" />Judges have selected five books published in 2009 as finalists for the 2010 <a href="http://www.penfaulkner.org/">PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction</a>, America's largest peer-juried prize for fiction. The nominees are: <li>Sherman Alexie for <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780802119193/bkm/true/">War Dances</a> (Grove Press)</li> <li>Barbara Kingsolver for <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9781554684755/bkm/true/">The Lacuna</a> (Harper)</li> <li>Lorraine M. López for Homicide Survivors Picnic and Other Stories (BkMk Press)</li> <li>Lorrie Moore for <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780385668248/bkm/true/">A Gate at the Stairs</a> (Knopf)</li> <li>Colson Whitehead for <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780385527651/bkm/true/">Sag Harbor</a> (Doubleday).</li> Prix Aurora Award Shortlists Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1433/Prix-Aurora-Award-Shortlists-Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1433/Prix-Aurora-Award-Shortlists-Announced Chadwick Ginther Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:59 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12677183081433.jpg" alt="" />The Prix Aurora Awards have announced their shortlists in all categories. This year the prizes will be awarded in Winnipeg as part of Manitoba's local Science Fiction and Fantasy convention, <a href="http://keycon.org/">KeyCon</a>, now in its 27th year. Voting for the Auroras is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and may be done at the Prix Aurora website, <a href="http://www.prix-aurora-awards.ca/English/AwardProcess/nominationVoting.htm">here</a>. For those who plan on attending KeyCon, there will be onsite voting as well. The nominees for best novel in English: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9781933767116/bkm/true/">The Amulet of Amon-Ra</a>-Leslie Carmichael</li> <li><a href="product/item/571030/">Druids</a>-Barbara Galler-Smith and Josh Langston</li> <li><a href="product/item/523583/">Wake</a>-Robert J. Sawyer</li> <li><a href="product/item/567673/">Steel Whispers</a>-Hayden Trenholm</li> <li><a href="product/item/543957/">Terra Insegura</a>-Edward Willett</li></ul> A complete list of nominees may be found <a href="http://www.prix-aurora-awards.ca/English/home.htm">here</a>: Wayne Tefs' Night Table Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1432/Wayne-Tefs'-Night-Table-Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1432/Wayne-Tefs'-Night-Table-Recommendations McNally Robinson Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:14:18 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12672909231432.jpg" alt="" /><a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780143115694/bkm/true/">The Secret Scripture</a>, by Sebastian Barry. A powerful novel by an Irish writer. Set in the Donegal area of Ireland in a hamlet close to Sligo, it paints a marvelous picture of small-town life in the 50s and 60s while asking interesting fictional and philosophical questions, such as, "How do we know what really happened when we hear two or more accounts of the same events?" and "Can fictional narrators be trusted?" An intriguing study that goes beyond life into literature. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1432/Wayne-Tefs'-Night-Table-Recommendations">more...</a> Lisa See reading from Shanghai Girls http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1430/Lisa-See-reading-from-Shanghai-Girls http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1430/Lisa-See-reading-from-Shanghai-Girls D Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:36:56 -0600 Lisa See's newest book Shanghai Girls is featured in the New in Paperback section of our April/March newsletter, the Bookseller. This video is Lisa See reading from Shanghai Girls in our store. <object width="525" height="295"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5808401&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5808401&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="525" height="295"></embed></object> Anne Michaels reading from The Winter Vault http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1429/Anne-Michaels-reading-from-The-Winter-Vault- http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1429/Anne-Michaels-reading-from-The-Winter-Vault- D Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:23:59 -0600 In the March/April edition of our newsletter, The Bookseller, we feature Anne Michaels newest book The Winter Vault, in a story of Giller Nominees. Anne Michaels read from The Winter Vault in our store. This is a video of that reading. Recently, The Winter Vault was shortlisted for The Commonwealth Writer's Prize. <object width="525" height="295"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9662567&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9662567&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="525" height="295"></embed></object> Charlaine Harris Series Coming to Comics http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1428/Charlaine-Harris-Series-Coming-to-Comics http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1428/Charlaine-Harris-Series-Coming-to-Comics Chadwick Ginther Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:33:56 -0600 Charlaine Harris, best known for her Sookie Stackhouse novels which form the basis for HBO's True Blood series, will be venturing into another medium. <a href="http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/">Dynamite Entertainment</a> will be adapting her Harper Connelly books, starting with <a href="product/item/383553/">Grave Sight</a>, into a comic series. From the back cover copy of Grave Sight: <blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #CCCCCC; padding-left:10px; color:#6B6B6B;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:1.1em; font-family:Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, sans-serif, Arial !important;">Harper Connelly has what you might call a strange job: she finds dead people. She can sense the final location of a person who's passed, and share their very last moment. The way Harper sees it, she's providing a service to the dead while bringing some closure to the living - but she's used to most people treating her like a blood-sucking leech. Traveling with her step-brother Tolliver as manager and sometime-bodyguard, she's become an expert at getting in, getting paid, and getting out fast. Because for the living it's always urgent - even if the dead can wait forever.</blockquote> The Commonwealth Writers' Prize Shortlists Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1426/The-Commonwealth-Writers'-Prize-Shortlists-Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1426/The-Commonwealth-Writers'-Prize-Shortlists-Announced McNally Robinson Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:01:21 -0600 The regional shortlists for the <a href="http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/">Commonwealth Writers' Prize</a> have been released. Anne Michaels tops the list with her novel, The Winter Vault. Here is a video of Anne reading from The Winter Vault. Canadian authors swept the nominations for best book in the Caribbean and Canadian section, with half of the titles in that category being first novels (Euphoria, Goya's Dog, and The Golden Mean). <object width="525" height="295"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9662567&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9662567&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="525" height="295"></embed></object> Anne Michaels reading from The Winter Vault <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1426/The-Commonwealth-Writers'-Prize-Shortlists-Announced">more...</a> Jane Recommends ...Home Free By: Sharon Jennings and Isabel of the Whales By: Hester Velmans http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1425/Jane-Recommends-...Home-Free-By:-Sharon-Jennings-and-Isabel-of-the-Whales-By:-Hester-Velmans http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1425/Jane-Recommends-...Home-Free-By:-Sharon-Jennings-and-Isabel-of-the-Whales-By:-Hester-Velmans McNally Robinson Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:37:41 -0600 Jane is 10 years old, lives in Toronto and wants to be a famous author when she grows up. In the meantime she helps out McNally Robinson by reviewing books for young readers. A review of <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9781897187555/bkm/true/">Home Free</a> By: Sharon Jennings Leanna Mets (Lee) wants to be a writer, but when she tells her mother all she says is, "Sniff. Good girls grow up to be doctors and teachers. Sniff." Then an orphan moves in next door. Lee is so excited - all the good books have orphans in them. But this summer Lee learns that being an orphan isn't as exciting as it seems. In Home Free, Lee discovers what family and friendship really means.<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1425/Jane-Recommends-...Home-Free-By:-Sharon-Jennings-and-Isabel-of-the-Whales-By:-Hester-Velmans">more...</a> Stoker Award Finalists Released http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1424/Stoker-Award-Finalists-Released http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1424/Stoker-Award-Finalists-Released Chadwick Ginther Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:28:52 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12669455371424.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm">The Bram Stoker Awards</a> for Superior Achievement in Horror have announced their shortlists in all categories. The Stokers are awarded for Superior Achievement rather than "best of year" and its rules are deliberately designed to make ties probable. Here are the finalists for Superior Achievement in a Novel: <ul><li><a href="product/item/568940/">Audrey's Door</a> - Sarah Langan </li> <li><a href="product/item/522811/">Patient Zero</a> - Jonathan Maberry </li> <li>Quarantined - Joe McKinney </li> <li>Cursed - Jeremy Shipp </li></ul> A complete list of the nominees may be found <a href="http://www.locusmag.com/News/2010/02/2009-stoker-final-ballot.html">here</a>: Joan Thomas' Night Table Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1423/Joan-Thomas'-Night-Table-Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1423/Joan-Thomas'-Night-Table-Recommendations McNally Robinson Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:37:15 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12669383191423.jpg" alt="" /> I've been reading funny books, it seems, and books with a satiric edge. Oh, just looking for laughs to get me through the winter. And these are all Canadian writers! <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1423/Joan-Thomas'-Night-Table-Recommendations">more...</a> Elizabeth Gilbert shares her creative process http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1422/Elizabeth-Gilbert-shares-her-creative-process http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1422/Elizabeth-Gilbert-shares-her-creative-process D Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:22:59 -0600 This morning Jian Ghomeshi interviewed Elizabeth Gilbert on his CBC Radio One, show <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/q/">Q</a>, which reminded me of this video of her talking about her creative process. Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of Committed, and Eat, Pray, Love. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BbZrZ8T_5sE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BbZrZ8T_5sE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Nebula Award Nominees Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1421/Nebula-Award-Nominees-Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1421/Nebula-Award-Nominees-Announced Chadwick Ginther Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:49:12 -0600 <a href="http://www.sfwa.org/">The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association </a>(SFWA) has announced their shortlists in all categories for the Nebula Awards. The Nebula Awards are voted on by active members of the SFWA, and are considered one of the "big three" awards for the genre, alongside the Hugos and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Winners will be announced May 15th.<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1421/Nebula-Award-Nominees-Announced">more...</a> Atul Gawandeon on The American PBS show Newshour http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1420/Atul-Gawandeon-on-The-American-PBS-show-Newshour http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1420/Atul-Gawandeon-on-The-American-PBS-show-Newshour D Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:35:42 -0600 Doctor, and author Atul Gawande discusses his book The Checklist Manifesto on The American PBS show Newshour. The Checklist is on our Winnipeg Hardcover Non-Fiction Bestseller list this week. <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/js/pap/embed.js?news01n3aaaqddc"></script> READING IS SUCCEEDING http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1416/READING-IS-SUCCEEDING http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1416/READING-IS-SUCCEEDING McNally Robinson Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:21:38 -0600 This week saw the release of a report from the OECD, Pathways to Success: How knowledge and skills at Age 15 shape future lives in Canada. Its most revealing observation is that there is no greater predictor of a child's future educational success than reading proficiency. The Globe and Mail emphasizes that these results confirm the necessity of a basic education focused on foundational skills. They also bolster the egalitarian credentials of Canada's education system where learned traits such as reading overwhelm inherited factors such as parental income. So, all things being equal, read, read, read. Holly McNally 2010 Honour List Children's Books http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1415/2010-Honour-List-Children's-Books http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1415/2010-Honour-List-Children's-Books Margaret Saull Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:37:03 -0600 IBBY Canada has announced its 2010 Honour List for children's books. Canadian children's book authors, illustrators and translators are being recognized internationally for the quality work being done in Canada. IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People, was started in 1953 in postwar Germany to promote understanding around the world through children's books. IBBY is an international network with a mandate to ensure that children in every part of the world can become readers, to bridge cultures and promote peace and understanding between peoples. IBBY has over 70 national sections in countries as diverse as Mongolia, Uganda, Venezuela, India, Japan, France, Finland, China, Mexico, the US and Canada. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1415/2010-Honour-List-Children's-Books">more...</a> Mockingjay http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1412/Mockingjay http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1412/Mockingjay Tracy Howard Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:33:47 -0600 To further tease you here is the recently released cover of the third book in The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. Not that we have any details on plot, but this may keep you going til we do! <img src="images/editorials-022010/02-14-107c873.jpg" class="left" /><a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1412/Mockingjay">more...</a> Ron Charach's Night Table Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1410/Ron-Charach's-Night-Table-Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1410/Ron-Charach's-Night-Table-Recommendations McNally Robinson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:14:11 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12658151631410.jpg" alt="" />As a psychiatrist and author, I sometimes wonder if I am better at buying books than actually finding the time to sit down and read them through to the end. When I do complete a book, I know it was clearly written and actually offered me a chance to change my perspective on the world, if not my life.<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1410/Ron-Charach's-Night-Table-Recommendations">more...</a> Readers salivate over Salinger's unpublished manuscripts http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1409/Readers-salivate-over-Salinger's-unpublished-manuscripts http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1409/Readers-salivate-over-Salinger's-unpublished-manuscripts McNally Robinson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:27:23 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12658142371409.jpg" alt="" />J.D. Salinger has been dead a scant two weeks but already people are clamouring for his unpublished work to be made available.<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1409/Readers-salivate-over-Salinger's-unpublished-manuscripts">more...</a> Ian Brown Wins The 2009 Charles Taylor Prize For Literary Non-Fiction http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1408/Ian-Brown-Wins-The-2009-Charles-Taylor-Prize-For-Literary-Non-Fiction http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1408/Ian-Brown-Wins-The-2009-Charles-Taylor-Prize-For-Literary-Non-Fiction McNally Robinson Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:38:37 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12657362521408.jpg" alt="" />The Winner of the 2010 <a href="http://www.thecharlestaylorprize.ca/">Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction</a> is Ian Brown for <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9780307357106/bkm/true/">The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Search For His Disabled Son</a>. Here is Ian Brown in conversation with Tim Falconer about The Boy in the Moon. <object width="525" height="289"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7253145&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7253145&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="525" height="289"></embed></object> <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1408/Ian-Brown-Wins-The-2009-Charles-Taylor-Prize-For-Literary-Non-Fiction">more...</a> The January / February Newsletter http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1407/The-January-.-February-Newsletter http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1407/The-January-.-February-Newsletter D Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:15:50 -0600 <center><img src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/files/bookseller_banner"/></center> The January / February issue of our newsletter The Bookseller is now available online. The Bookseller is a worthy read for all book lovers. It also highlights events taking place at our Winnipeg, and Saskatoon stores. <a href="http://www.epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=b9776704153a4cdda6de6d0b664f64c7" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view The Bookseller, Winnipeg. <a href="http://www.epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=b0b878c75a0f423cb89363b14adad283" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view The Bookseller, Saskatoon. Exciting Things http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1405/Exciting-Things http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-1405/Exciting-Things Alexandra Kroeger Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:37:17 -0600 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/12654992181405.png" alt="" />First of all, we have a new steampunk feature on the sidebar, with twice as much steam and thrice as much punk as before! Click on the banner to find stories of adventure and daring, with a side of alternate history and cool technology. Second of all, I am very happy to announce that Justine Larbalestier and Holly Black are coming out with a new anthology, <a href="http://promo.simonandschuster.com/zombiesvsunicorns/">Zombies vs. Unicorns</a>. Born out of an online argument over which is better, this anthology leaves you to decide which is cooler. And deadlier. Look for it in a bookstore near you this September. Finally, I have stumbled upon a wonderful discovery that I wanted to share. <a href="http://www.gunnerkrigg.com">Gunnerkrigg Court</a> is a webcomic dealing with the adventures of Antimony Carver after her mother's death and father's disappearance. The boarding school setting reminded me of Harry Potter, but Tom Siddell is no JK Rowling copycat. You can read it online - there are twenty-six chapters so far and it's updated three times a week - but if you really like it, you can order the <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/isbn/9781932386349/bkm/true/">first volume</a> through us.