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<![CDATA[McNally Robinson Latest Articles]]> http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/ en-us Copyright (c) 2007 Mcnally Robinson. All rights reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:44:01 -0500 5 McNally News 150 49 http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/ http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/img/icon.gif false Yo Ho Ho, It's a Pirate Party! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2486/Yo-Ho-Ho,-It's-a-Pirate-Party! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2486/Yo-Ho-Ho,-It's-a-Pirate-Party! Alexandra K Thu, 24 May 2012 13:03:03 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13378823952486.png" alt="" />Father-child Pirate Breakfast, Saturday June 9, 9:30 am in Prairie Ink Restaurant. Bring your dad. Bring your grandpa. Dress like a pirate. Talk like a pirate (arrrrr!). Eat like a pirate. There will be Pirate Pancakes, stories and crafts, and you will meet the famous Captain J. Roger himself! Tickets are $15.00 each and must be purchased in advance at Prairie Ink Restaurant. Tafelmusik Launches New Record Label: Tafelmusik Media http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2485/Tafelmusik-Launches-New-Record-Label:-Tafelmusik-Media http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2485/Tafelmusik-Launches-New-Record-Label:-Tafelmusik-Media Michael Wolch Thu, 24 May 2012 10:02:48 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13378706432485.jpg" alt="" />Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir is thrilled to announce the launch of its own new record label called Tafelmusik Media. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2485/Tafelmusik-Launches-New-Record-Label:-Tafelmusik-Media">more...</a> Not Your Usual Playlist http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2483/Not-Your-Usual-Playlist- http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2483/Not-Your-Usual-Playlist- Michael Wolch Wed, 23 May 2012 11:09:12 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13377884262483.jpg" alt="" /> You won't find Bieber, Adele, Minaj or Beyonce on our current playlist. Here's what we are listening to and recommend you check out today. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2483/Not-Your-Usual-Playlist-">more...</a> Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2481/Tokyo-Heist-by-Diana-Renn http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2481/Tokyo-Heist-by-Diana-Renn McNally Robinson Tue, 22 May 2012 15:45:59 -0500 Sixteen-year-old Violet loves reading manga and wearing scarves made from kimono fabric, so she's thrilled that her father's new painting commission means a summer trip to Japan. But what starts as an exotic vacation quickly turns into a dangerous treasure hunt. Her father's newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile art robbery: van Gogh sketches have been stolen from their home, and, until they can produce the corresponding painting, everyone's lives are in danger -- including Violet's and her father's. Diana Renn has done an awe-inspiring job with the creation of this book. With a lively and fast paced plot, and settings like Seattle all the way to Tokyo, this is a book that you won't be able to put down. The descriptions and details create such a clear image in your mind that you'll want to read it over and over again. This book was written perfectly for most people age 10 to 14. This is one of the most intriguing books you will read this year. - Adam, a <a href="editorial-2273/Two-Thumbs-Up!">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer <a href="product/item/725625/">Tokyo Heist</a> will be released June 19th. 2011 Nebula Award Winners Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2480/2011-Nebula-Award-Winners-Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2480/2011-Nebula-Award-Winners-Announced Chadwick Ginther Mon, 21 May 2012 13:36:45 -0500 Congratulations to Canadian Jo Walton, who won the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Nebula Award for her novel <a href="product/item/703768/">Among Others</a>. In celebration, Tor, Walton's publisher, has posted an excerpt of the book. <a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/excerpt-among-others">Check it out</a>! A complete list of winners in all categories is on the SFWA website <a href="http://www.sfwa.org/2012/05/2011-nebula-awards-announced/">here</a>. New This Week at McNally Robinson http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2479/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2479/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson Andrew Balfour Fri, 18 May 2012 18:48:03 -0500 <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307361479/peter-carey/chemistry-tears?blnBKM=1"><img src="images/editorials-052012/05-17-1268ec6.jpg" class="left" />The Chemistry of Tears</a> by Peter Carey An automaton, a secret love story, a man and a woman who can never meet, and the fate of the warming world are all brought to incandescent life in this haunting new novel from one of the most admired writers of our time. When Catherine Gehrig, a museum conservator and clock expert, finds out that her very married lover of thirteen years has dropped dead, she has to keep her grief a secret. But with no outlet other than vodka, her sorrow is close to driving the hyper-rational Catherine mad. The only person who knew of their affair - her boss - tries to distract and rescue her by giving her a project that demands all of her attention: the reconstruction of an elaborate nineteenth-century automaton. In the crates containing its bits and pieces, Catherine discovers a series of notebooks written by Henry Brandling, who, in 1854, commissioned the extraordinary, eerie mechanical creature in an attempt to bring joy to his consumptive little son. Henry's is a personal account of his adventures in the wilds of Germany, a diary that brings Catherine unexpected comfort, fellow feeling and wonder. But it is the automaton itself, in its beautiful, uncanny imitation of life, that links Henry's life to Catherine's, as both are confronted with the miracle and catastrophe of human invention, and the body's astonishing chemistry of love and feeling. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2479/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson">more...</a> Everneath by Brodi Ashton (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2478/Everneath-by-Brodi-Ashton-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2478/Everneath-by-Brodi-Ashton-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) McNally Robinson Wed, 16 May 2012 21:15:30 -0500 Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she's returned - to her old life, her family, her boyfriend - before she's banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists. <a href="product/item/696571/">Everneath</a> is an intriguing story and although I really enjoyed it, I felt as though the action never really took off. I liked seeing how Brodi Ashton's wonderfully seamless characters would react to the situation at hand. While the story was great she sometimes used an unfavorable choice of words and overused certain words. I really loved how she incorporated Greek myths into her tale to help create the foundation for the Everneath; Ashton's writing made it more believable and interesting as I am a huge fan of Greek mythology. - Cassie, a <a href="editorial-2273/Two-Thumbs-Up!">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer <a href="product/item/696571/">Everneath</a> is now available at a McNallys near you. Paul McCartney to re-release RAM http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2477/Paul-McCartney-to-re-release-RAM http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2477/Paul-McCartney-to-re-release-RAM Michael Wolch Wed, 16 May 2012 11:37:30 -0500 <iframe width="350" height="208" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Qc5PWy_l_0E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="350" height="208" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tMsgjo6xqM4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> On May 22nd, Paul McCartney reissues RAM. Following the successful recent reissues of McCartney, McCartney II, and this year s Grammy winner for Best Historical Album Band on the Run, RAM is the latest addition to the Paul McCartney Archive Collection and the most anticipated, and ambitious, yet! <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2477/Paul-McCartney-to-re-release-RAM">more...</a> Jan Lisiecki: Canada's Newest Young Star of Classical Music http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2476/Jan-Lisiecki:-Canada's-Newest-Young-Star-of-Classical-Music http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2476/Jan-Lisiecki:-Canada's-Newest-Young-Star-of-Classical-Music Michael Wolch Wed, 16 May 2012 10:39:24 -0500 At just 17 years old, Calgary born pianist Jan Lisiecki is taking the world by storm. <iframe width="535" height="302" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5uD83Y42e-Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2476/Jan-Lisiecki:-Canada's-Newest-Young-Star-of-Classical-Music">more...</a> Carlos Fuentes R.I.P. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2475/Carlos-Fuentes-R.I.P. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2475/Carlos-Fuentes-R.I.P. Events Winnipeg Tue, 15 May 2012 17:39:17 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13371205982475.jpg" alt="" />The great Mexican novelist, intellectual and essayist Carlos Fuentes passed away today at the age of 83. An intellectual and cultural powerhouse, Fuentes' reputation North of the border was cemented with the publication of his fictitious take on Ambrose Bierce's missing years, <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780374530525/carlos-fuentes/old-gringo?blnBKM=1">The Old Gringo</a>, in 1985. Many widely acclaimed books followed, including <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780374531805/carlos-fuentes/death-artemio-cruz?blnBKM=1">The Death of Artemio Cruz</a> and <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780812972559/carlos-fuentes/eagles-throne?blnBKM=1">The Eagle's Throne</a>. An outspoken social critic who could write beautifully and never shied away from a bawdy joke, Fuentes' writing chronicled and defined Mexico throughout its most turbulent decades while forging a unique literary world of its own. Extensive obituaries can be found online at <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/books/carlos-fuentes-mexican-novelist-dies-at-83.html">The New York Times</a> and several hundred other sites. Putin Reloaded: Sign Up Today for A Timely & Informative Current Affairs Class http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2474/Putin-Reloaded:-Sign-Up-Today-for-A-Timely-&-Informative-Current-Affairs-Class- http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2474/Putin-Reloaded:-Sign-Up-Today-for-A-Timely-&-Informative-Current-Affairs-Class- Barb King Thu, 17 May 2012 11:13:14 -0500 <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/category/1771/item/714455/olexandr-shevchenko-putin-reloaded-russian-presidential-elections-their-domestic-international-implications-class">Putin Reloaded: Russian Presidential Elections and their Domestic and International Implications </a> On March 4, 2012, to little surprise of the observers, Vladimir Putin came back to the office of the President of the Russian Federation. This seemingly ordinary event, nevertheless, is interesting because Mr. Putin never really left power when he swapped it for the office of the Prime Minister in 2008. If he is successfully to complete his third term in office, which expires in 2018, Mr. Putin will equal years in power of the late Soviet Communist leader Leonid Brezhnev. What implications will Putin's coming back to the forefront have for Russia and the rest of the world? Join us in the classroom as we discuss and try to answer these questions based on Putin's previous record and analysis of the situation both in Russia itself and internationally. Tuesday, May 29 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Cost: $25 for one class Pre-registration required. Welcome to the New McNallyRobinson.com! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2473/Welcome-to-the-New-McNallyRobinson.com! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2473/Welcome-to-the-New-McNallyRobinson.com! Andrew Balfour Tue, 22 May 2012 11:47:59 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13368723792473.gif" alt="" />McNally Robinson Booksellers has always taken pride in being a part of our community, and now we're ready to forge that same connection online. With that in mind, we've been working diligently behind the scenes to give mcnallyrobinson.com a makeover. Our new website offers the same great titles and services we've always had, and includes a few new features to make browsing online an easy and satisfying experience. The McNally Robinson Book Blog will expand on our news and events features. We're looking forward to sharing stories of interest to our local and literary communities, and to giving our booksellers a chance to share their love of books with reviews, recommendations, and author interviews. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to be kept right up to date. Be sure to check out our new, dedicated home pages for <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/kids">McNally Robinson for Kids</a>, <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/teens">McNally Robinson for Teens</a>, <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/music">McNally Robinson Music</a>, and <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/movies">McNally Robinson Movies</a>. Robert J. Sweeney Receives 2012 Manitoba Day Award http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2470/Robert-J.-Sweeney-Receives-2012-Manitoba-Day-Award http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2470/Robert-J.-Sweeney-Receives-2012-Manitoba-Day-Award Andrew Balfour Fri, 11 May 2012 18:56:39 -0500 The Manitoba Day Award, presented annually by the Association for Manitoba Archives, has been awarded this year to Robert J. Sweeney for his book <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780888013811/robert-j-sweeney/portraits-winnipeg?blnBKM=1">Portraits of Winnipeg</a>. The Manitoba Day Award recognises individuals who make use of archives, such as the Archive of Manitoba, to create original works which enhance the archival community and contribute to the understanding and appreciation of Manitoba's history. Nominated works may be fiction or non-fiction, from a variety of media including prose, audio and film. Win a seat at an exclusive Skype conversation with 'Still Alice' author Lisa Genova http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2468/Win-a-seat-at-an-exclusive-Skype-conversation-with-'Still-Alice'-author-Lisa-Genova http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2468/Win-a-seat-at-an-exclusive-Skype-conversation-with-'Still-Alice'-author-Lisa-Genova Events Winnipeg Fri, 11 May 2012 12:57:16 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13367588182468.jpg" alt="" />Reader Reward Card holders are invited to enter to be one of 30 guests at this exclusive Skype session with the New York Times Bestselling author of <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781439102817/lisa-genova/still-alice?blnBKM=1">Still Alice</a> and <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781439164655/lisa-genova/left-neglected?blnBKM=1">Left Neglected</a> on May 22 at 7:00 pm, either enter in store or e-mail events@grant.mcnallyrobinson.ca. Please include your Reader Reward Card number when entering. Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. Still Alice debuted at #5 on the New York Times Bestseller list and has spent 40 weeks on that list. It won the 2008 Bronte Prize and the 2011 Bexley Book of the Year, and it was nominated for the 2010 Indies Choice Debut Book of the Year by the American Booksellers Association. There are over a million copies in print, and it has been translated into 25 languages. Her follow up, Left Neglected, spent 7 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. It was the #1 Indie Next Pick for January 2011, the Borders Book You'll Love for January 2011, and the #4 Indie Reading Group Pick for summer 2011. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2468/Win-a-seat-at-an-exclusive-Skype-conversation-with-'Still-Alice'-author-Lisa-Genova">more...</a> Not Your Usual Playlist http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2467/Not-Your-Usual-Playlist http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2467/Not-Your-Usual-Playlist Michael Wolch Fri, 11 May 2012 11:22:55 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13367500762467.jpg" alt="" /> You won't find Bieber, Adele, Minaj or Beyonce on our current playlist. Here's what we are listening to and recommend you check out. And keep checking Not Your Usual Playlist, as we discover more gems every day! <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2467/Not-Your-Usual-Playlist">more...</a> New This Week at McNally Robinson http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2465/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2465/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson Andrew Balfour Thu, 10 May 2012 15:45:28 -0500 <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307360892/jeff-rubin/end-growth?blnBKM=1"><img src="images/editorials-052012/05-10-12e0d8a.jpg" class="left" />The End of Growth</a> by Jeff Rubin In an urgent follow-up to his best-selling <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307357526/jeff-rubin/your-world-about-get-whole-lot-smaller?blnBKM=1">Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller</a>, Jeff Rubin argues that the end of cheap oil means the end of growth. What will it be like to live in a world where growth is over? Rubin, an economist and resource analyst, is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, measures being taken around the globe right now are digging us into a deeper hole. Both politicians and economists are missing the fact that the real engine of economic growth has always been cheap, abundant fuel and resources. But that era is over. The end of cheap oil, Rubin argues, signals the end of growth - and the end of easy answers to renewing prosperity. Rubin's own equation is clear: with China and India sucking up the lion's share of the world's ever more limited resources, the rest of us will have to make do with less. But is this all bad? Can less actually be more? Rubin points out that there is no research to show that people living in countries with hard-charging economies are happier, and plenty of research to show that some of the most contented people on the planet live in places with no-growth or slow-growth GDPs. But it doesn't matter whether it's bad or good, it's the new reality: our world is not only about to get smaller, our day-to-day lives are about to be a whole lot different. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2465/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson">more...</a> Welcome to our new Movie Page! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2464/Welcome-to-our-new-Movie-Page! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2464/Welcome-to-our-new-Movie-Page! Michael Wolch Thu, 10 May 2012 10:30:48 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13366634302464.jpg" alt="" />As we have redesigned the McNally Robinson website, we are also giving our Movie Page a whole new look and feel. <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2464/Welcome-to-our-new-Movie-Page!">more...</a> Welcome to the new Music Site! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2462/Welcome-to-the-new-Music-Site! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2462/Welcome-to-the-new-Music-Site! Michael Wolch Thu, 10 May 2012 10:12:57 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13366623702462.jpg" alt="" />We are unveiling the redesigned McNally Robinson website, and our music page also has a brand new look.... read on..... <a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2462/Welcome-to-the-new-Music-Site!">more...</a> Book of the Day: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2461/Book-of-the-Day:-Bring-Up-the-Bodies-by-Hilary-Mantel http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2461/Book-of-the-Day:-Bring-Up-the-Bodies-by-Hilary-Mantel Chris Hall Thu, 10 May 2012 09:52:04 -0500 We've been anxiously awaiting this new book by Hilary Mantel. <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781554687794/hilary-mantel/bring-up-bodies?blnBKM=1">Bring up the Bodies</a> is the sequel to the very popular and McNally Robinson favourite <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781554687787/hilary-mantel/wolf-hall?blnBKM=1">Wolf Hall</a> which won the Booker Prize in 2009. In <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781554687794/hilary-mantel/bring-up-bodies?blnBKM=1">Bring Up the Bodies</a>, Mantel resumes the story of Thomas Cromwell about whom Walter Cromwell in the year 1500 says, "My boy Thomas, give him a dirty look and he'll gouge your eye out. Trip him, and he'll cut off your leg. But if you don't cut across him, he's a very gentleman. And he'll stand anybody a drink." In particular Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. This new novel is a speaking picture, an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world. We all can't wait to read it. Shadows Cast By Stars by Catherine Knutsson (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2460/Shadows-Cast-By-Stars-by-Catherine-Knutsson-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2460/Shadows-Cast-By-Stars-by-Catherine-Knutsson-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) McNally Robinson Wed, 09 May 2012 20:42:00 -0500 Two hundred years from now, blood has become the most valuable commodity on the planet - especially the blood of aboriginal peoples, for it contains antibodies that protect them from the Plague ravaging the rest of the world. Sixteen-year-old Cassandra Mercredi might be immune to Plague, but that doesn't mean she's safe - government forces are searching for those of aboriginal heritage to harvest their blood. This book opened with so much potential. The description was exquisite. Knutsson creates intrigue with Cassandra's mysterious power and her brother Paul's enigmatic visions. But for me, that's all it was. A lot of build up to a so-so outcome. The tension never escalated to the point where I found myself turning pages, dying to hear what came next. There was simply a lot of 'I can sense something horrible coming' and 'too bad this good feeling won't last long'. When things finally did take a turn for the worse, it was very gradual, and it all happened in a way that was very disengaging. Despite the initially engaging premise, the story fell a bit flat. I would not recommend this book. - Rachel, a <a href="editorial-2460/Shadows-Cast-By-Stars-by-Catherine-Knutsson-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel)">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer <a href="product/item/710762/">Shadows Cast by Stars</a> will be released on June 5th. The Girl is Trouble by Kathryn Miller Haines (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2459/The-Girl-is-Trouble-by-Kathryn-Miller-Haines-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2459/The-Girl-is-Trouble-by-Kathryn-Miller-Haines-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) McNally Robinson Fri, 11 May 2012 13:01:14 -0500 Iris Anderson and her father have finally come to an understanding. Iris is allowed to help out at her Pop's detective agency as long as she follows his rules and learns from his technique. But when Iris uncovers details about her mother's supposed suicide, suddenly Iris is thrown headfirst into her most intense and personal case yet. Anti-Semitism, murder mystery and romance are only three of the numerous topics touched upon by <a href="product/item/726860/">The Girl is Trouble</a>. Iris Anderson makes a strong lead, although not a very good detective. Other than Iris, only a smattering of other characters are developed as it is told in first-person and she has no idea who to trust. Plot lines crisscross throughout and there are too many red herrings to count. Set in a very realistic World War II-era U.S. and captured with emotion and detail, I'd recommend this book to anyone who can keep track of many stories in one. - Eva, a <a href="editorial-2273/Two-Thumbs-Up!">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer <a href="product/item/726860/">The Girl is Trouble</a> will be released on June 22nd. Book of the Day: The End of Growth by Jeff Rubin http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2456/Book-of-the-Day:-The-End-of-Growth-by-Jeff-Rubin http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2456/Book-of-the-Day:-The-End-of-Growth-by-Jeff-Rubin Chris Hall Wed, 09 May 2012 09:31:22 -0500 Jeff Rubin captured a lot of our attention with his last book, <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307357526/jeff-rubin/your-world-about-get-whole-lot-smaller?blnBKM=1">Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller</a>. What I liked most about it was that Rubin was not saying that the world was going to hell, just that the world was going to change. It was, relatively speaking, a hopeful book. Rubin looks to be giving the same spin to our future in his new book, <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307360892/jeff-rubin/end-growth?blnBKM=1">The End of Growth</a>, if I may judge from his subtitle, But is That All Bad? In this book Rubin writes that instead of moving us toward economic recovery, measures being taken around the globe right now are digging us into a deeper hole. Both politicians and economists are missing the fact that the real engine of economic growth has always been cheap, abundant fuel and resources. But that era is over. The end of cheap oil, Rubin argues, signals the end of growth--and the end of easy answers to renewing prosperity. Rubin's own equation is clear: with China and India sucking up the lion's share of the world's ever more limited resources, the rest of us will have to make do with less. But is this all bad? Can less actually be more? Rubin points out that there is no research to show that people living in countries with hard-charging economies are happier, and plenty of research to show that some of the most contented people on the planet live in places with no-growth or slow-growth GDPs. But it doesn't matter whether it's bad or good, it's the new reality: our world is not only about to get smaller, our day-to-day lives are about to be a whole lot different. I, for one, can't wait to read it. The 2013 MYRCA list is here http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2455/The-2013-MYRCA-list-is-here http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2455/The-2013-MYRCA-list-is-here Alexandra K Tue, 08 May 2012 17:11:38 -0500 We are positively elated to make a few announcements. First off, it is our pleasure to announce the winner of the 2012 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award (MYRCA), <a href="product/item/693560/">Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom</a> by Susin Nielsen. Secondly, we would like to congratulate the authors of the two MYRCA Honour Books: <a href="product/item/681679/">Half Brother</a> by Kenneth Oppel, and <a href="product/item/586836/">Stolen Child</a> by Marsha F. Skrypuch. Thirdly, we would like to announce that the 2013 MYRCA list is now <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/institutions/browse/category/1794/">here</a>. The Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award (M.Y.R.C.A.) aims to promote reading and Canadian literature by giving young people the opportunity to vote for their favorite Canadian book from an annual preselected list. The books are nominated based on their quality and reader appeal. This year's winner will be announced in May 2013. Please e-mail wendy@skylight.mcnallyrobinson.ca for information on special discounts. The 2013 MYRCA list is now here http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2454/The-2013-MYRCA-list-is-now-here http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2454/The-2013-MYRCA-list-is-now-here Alexandra K Tue, 08 May 2012 15:53:39 -0500 We are positively elated to make a few announcements. First off, it is our pleasure to announce the winner of the 2012 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award (MYRCA), <a href="product/item/693560/">Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom</a> by Susin Nielsen. Secondly, we would like to congratulate the authors of the two MYRCA Honour Books: <a href="product/item/681679/">Half Brother</a> by Kenneth Oppel, and <a href="product/item/586836/">Stolen Child</a> by Marsha F. Skrypuch. Thirdly, we would like to announce that the 2013 MYRCA list is now <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/kids/browse/category/1079/">here</a>. The Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award (M.Y.R.C.A.) aims to promote reading and Canadian literature by giving young people the opportunity to vote for their favorite Canadian book from an annual preselected list. The books are nominated based on their quality and reader appeal. This year's winner will be announced in May 2013. Earthling! by Mark Fearing (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2453/Earthling!-by-Mark-Fearing-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2453/Earthling!-by-Mark-Fearing-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) McNally Robinson Tue, 08 May 2012 12:36:08 -0500 Every kid worries about making friends at a new school, but when nine-year-old Bud accidentally catches the wrong bus on his first day and finds himself launched into a far-away galaxy, making friends is the least of his problems! <a href="product/item/723732/">Earthling</a> was a good book and easy to read. At some points it was jaw dropping. At the end I was sitting at the end of my chair because I wanted to know if he stayed in suspension or went back to Earth. I would highly recommend this book because it is a adventurous type of book and who doesn't like an adventure? I am glad I chose this story and you should read it too! - Matas, a <a href="editorial-2273/Two-Thumbs-Up!">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer Wrecked by Anna Davies (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review Panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2452/Wrecked-by-Anna-Davies-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-Panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2452/Wrecked-by-Anna-Davies-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-Panel) McNally Robinson Tue, 08 May 2012 12:15:47 -0500 When a terrible boating accident takes the lives of several of her friends, and Miranda is rescued by a mysterious boy who haunts her dreams. Consumed by guilt from the accident, she finds refuge in late-night swims - and meets Christian, a boy who seems eerily familiar, but who is full of mystery: He won't tell her where he is from, or why they can only meet at the beach. But Miranda falls for him anyway - and discovers that Christian's secrets, though meant to protect her, may bring her nothing but harm. <a href="product/item/710814/">Wrecked</a> is the story of 18 year Miranda who survives a boat wreck thanks to a mysterious man named Christian whom we later discover is a merman who lives "down below." <a href="product/item/710814/">Wrecked</a> is action-packed and full of suspense. The ending was definitely not predictable. This book is told by both Miranda's and Christian's points of view, which was a bit confusing at times. However, overall, <a href="product/item/710814/">Wrecked</a> is a great read! I would highly recommend it to others. I'd give it a 4.5 out of 5. - Jensen, a <a href="editorial-2273/Two-Thumbs-Up!">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer Maurice Sendak 1928 - 2012 http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2451/Maurice-Sendak-1928---2012 http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2451/Maurice-Sendak-1928---2012 Chris Hall Tue, 08 May 2012 09:14:36 -0500 <img src="images/editorials-052012/05-08-12c2e9e.jpg" class="left" /> "But the wild things cried, "Oh please don't go - we'll eat you up - we love you so!" And Max said, "No!" The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved goodbye." Mr. Sendak passed away this morning. "Roundly praised, intermittently censored and occasionally eaten, Mr. Sendak's books were essential ingredients of childhood for the generation born after 1960 or thereabouts, and in turn for their children." (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all">source</a>) Mr. Sendak will be missed. The May/June Bookseller is now online. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2450/The-May.June-Bookseller-is-now-online. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2450/The-May.June-Bookseller-is-now-online. Joel Rempel Fri, 04 May 2012 16:57:41 -0500 <img src="images/editorials-012011/01-13-118fe59.jpg" class="left" /> The May/June issue of our newsletter The Bookseller is now available online. The Bookseller is a worthy read for all book lovers. <a href="http://epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=06850dd4e2e645259d3ca401ef9384f1">Click here to view The Bookseller, Winnipeg.</a> <a href="http://epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=70bb179eacdc4cea8f9cf7faf94bb713">Click here to view The Bookseller, Saskatoon.</a> Violins of Autumn by Amy McAuley (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2448/Violins-of-Autumn-by-Amy-McAuley-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2448/Violins-of-Autumn-by-Amy-McAuley-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) McNally Robinson Fri, 04 May 2012 16:35:40 -0500 When the Germans begin bombing London in World War II, Betty is determined to do her part. Instead of running air raid drills like most girls her age, she lies about her age and trains to become a spy. Now known by her secret agent persona, Adele Blanchard, she finds herself parachuting over German-occupied France under the cover of darkness to join the secret Resistance movement. Prepared to die for her cause, Adele wasn't expecting to make a new best friend in her fellow agent or fall for a handsome American pilot. With the brutality of war ever present, can Adele dare to dream of a future where the world is at peace and she is free to live and love of her own accord? I love historical fiction and after you read <a href="product/item/710804/">Violins of Autumn</a> you just might too. This perfectly paced novel by Amy McAuley is very similar to the fantasy stories that are currently popular like <a href="product/item/453313/">The Mortal Instruments</a>. Betty, also known as Adele, is an agent who drops in to France during World War II. She faces hunger, grief and near death experiences to pass on information that will lead to the entrance of the Allies and the Resistance movement. Although this tragedy is a part of history, I still found it unpredictable. If you read this, I know you will not be disappointed. - Tess, a <a href="editorial-2273/Two-Thumbs-Up!">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer Alexei Maxim Russell -- Night Table Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2447/Alexei-Maxim-Russell----Night-Table-Recommendations http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2447/Alexei-Maxim-Russell----Night-Table-Recommendations Events Winnipeg Fri, 04 May 2012 12:57:09 -0500 <img src="images/editorials-052012/05-04-124c953.jpg" class="left" />Most reviews are given from a literary perspective--that is, from the perspective of an individual who has some knowledge of what qualifies as "good" and what is relegated to the dreaded nether-regions of "bad" writing. Whilst I acknowledge the superior knowledge and education of some people--concerning literature--I have never myself been able to take on this role with any degree of comfort. A lot of my creative energy springs from a general state of open-mindedness, concerning what I see and what I read. If you are of such a temperament, all judgement of good and bad appear extremely subjective--to the point that speculations of quality can seem academic, to say the least. As a result of this inherent self-doubt, concerning my place in the world of literary criticism, I prefer to write my recommendations purely from the perspective of an author. I may not have found an adequate yard-stick to measure literary quality, as yet, but I have my own private yard-stick to estimate how much fun an author may have had, writing a given work. I can usually guess how much fun an author had by how original and fresh the writing or the concept is. When an author is having fun, it shows in their writing. Not only are other writers intrigued--innately detecting the sense of fun which spurs the author on--but any serious reader will likely be able to catch on to the fun and be carried away on that tide, along with the writer. I recommend these books based entirely on that sense of fun. Click *More* to read further...<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2447/Alexei-Maxim-Russell----Night-Table-Recommendations">more...</a> Wings of Fire: the Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T Sutherland (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2446/Wings-of-Fire:-the-Dragonet-Prophecy-by-Tui-T-Sutherland-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2446/Wings-of-Fire:-the-Dragonet-Prophecy-by-Tui-T-Sutherland-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) McNally Robinson Thu, 03 May 2012 21:02:29 -0500 <a href="product/item/715469/">Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy</a> will quench your thirst for adventure. Sometimes it seems as though you can almost smell the death, despair, and misery while other times the joy gets to you! This book is about five young dragons destined to stop a war that's been going on for ten years. Written by Tui T Sutherland, you always know what's happening with her detailed writing. It's extremely hard to pinpoint a favourite part because you can always remember what happens whether the dragonet's protectors, the Talons of Peace, are planning to kill the misfit, or Clay, a prophecied dragonet, feels his first mud! When you read this book, you never want to put it down! - Elise Rachel's Secret by Shelly Sanders (a review from our Two Thumbs Up review panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2444/Rachel's-Secret-by-Shelly-Sanders-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2444/Rachel's-Secret-by-Shelly-Sanders-(a-review-from-our-Two-Thumbs-Up-review-panel) McNally Robinson Thu, 03 May 2012 20:25:39 -0500 When Rachel witnesses a murder, her entire world turns around. As a Jew in Russia she can't tell the police, afraid of being blamed. While trying to grow up and keep safe she goes through heart-stopping experiences. I loved this novel! I don't generally enjoy historic books, but this was very well-written. I would recommend it for mature readers, both adults and teens. Overall this is a wonderful story of hope, trust, and choices. - Shayna, a <a href="editorial-2273/Two-Thumbs-Up!">Two Thumbs Up</a> reviewer Our Feature Fun Gifts for Kids http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2443/Our-Feature-Fun-Gifts-for-Kids http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2443/Our-Feature-Fun-Gifts-for-Kids Alexandra K Thu, 03 May 2012 17:52:55 -0500 McNally Robinson for Kids and McNally Robinson for Babies feature the latest and greatest innovations for caring for the children in your life, not to mention some truly wonderful (and often educational) toys. Here we are featuring some of our favourite products: Magnificent Baby Sleeper Sets, Aiden and Anais swaddles, Wood-like Soft Blocks, Bananagrams, Twilight Turtles, and Sophie the Giraffe.<a title="" href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2443/Our-Feature-Fun-Gifts-for-Kids">more...</a> New This Week at McNally Robinson http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2438/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2438/New-This-Week-at-McNally-Robinson Andrew Balfour Mon, 07 May 2012 13:17:32 -0500 <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780385676779/peter-l-bergen/manhunt?blnBKM=1"><img src="images/editorials-052012/05-02-129187f.jpg" class="left" /></a><a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780385676779/peter-l-bergen/manhunt?blnBKM=1">Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden--from 9/11 to Abbottabad</a> by Peter Bergen "In Manhunt, Peter Bergen has produced a page-turner rich with new information and insight into the search for Bin Laden and his killing. Only Bergen, America's foremost counterterrorism writer, could have produced a book of such energy and authority - a triumph." Steve Coll, author of <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780143034667/steve-coll/ghost-wars?blnBKM=1">Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001</a> "Ten years of grit, intelligent hard work, and daring led to Operation Neptune Spear, and Bergen captures it all in a story that is both a riveting page turner and a definitive history. Revealing details of Bin Laden's last years in self-imposed prison, the debates of the CIA analysts who tracked him, and the training of the SEALs who killed him, Manhunt is essential reading for anyone who wants to know the real story of how the world's most wanted terrorist was finally brought to justice." Eric Greitens, author of <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780547750385/eric-greitens/heart-fist?blnBKM=1">The Heart and The Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL</a> "With masterly reporting, Peter Bergen takes us where we've never been: behind the high walls of Osama bin Laden's last hideout and behind the scenes of the heroic and painstaking hunt for the Al Qaeda mastermind. Manhunt is a thrilling read." - Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307954824/ryan-oneal/both?blnBKM=1"><img src="images/editorials-052012/05-02-12cbb23.jpg" class="left" /></a><a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307954824/ryan-oneal/both?blnBKM=1">Both of Us: My Life with Farrah</a> by Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett. He was the handsome Academy Award-nominated star of Paper Moon and the classic romance Love Story. She was the beautiful, all-American Charlie's Angel, whose poster adorned the bedroom walls of teenage boys everywhere. One of the most storied love affairs in Hollywood history, their romance has captivated fans and media alike for more than three decades. In a tragic turn, the world lost Farrah after a tragic battle with cancer in 2009, but in his intimate memoir Both of Us, Ryan brings their relationship to vivid life. Fans of each other from afar, Ryan and Farrah met through her husband, Lee Majors, and fell passionately in love. Soon, however, reality threatened their happiness and they struggled with some serious matters, including the disintegration of Farrah's marriage; Ryan's troubled relationship with his daughter, Tatum, and son, Griffin; mismatched career trajectories; and raising their young son, Redmond - all leading Ryan and Farrah to an inevitable split in 1997. Ryan fought to create a life on his own but never stopped longing for Farrah. Eventually he realized that he had lost his true soul mate. Older and wiser, he and Farrah found their way back to each other and were excited to start a new life together. But their bliss was cut short when Farrah was diagnosed with cancer and passed away just three years later. Ryan's deep love for Farrah and his devotion to preserving her memory are evident in Both of Us. Drawing on decades' worth of personal records and keepsakes, he has included never-before-seen photographs, letters exchanged between him and Farrah, and his own diaries, making this a poignant and compelling memento for her fans. Written with candor and emotional honesty, it is a true Hollywood love story. <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307362049/p-d-james/death-comes-pemberley?blnBKM=1"><img src="images/editorials-052012/05-02-1283b50.jpg" class="left" /></a><a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307362049/p-d-james/death-comes-pemberley?blnBKM=1">Death Comes to Pemberley</a> by P.D. James "A sparkling curio that will appeal to both Janeites and Jamesites." - Daily Telegraph "Jane Austen herself would have applauded." - The Spectator "A great joint achievement, and a joyous read." - The Independent "Death Comes to Pemberley is as good as anything P.D. James has written and that is very high praise indeed." - Sunday Express "A delight. It reads happily and, as ever in P.D. James' novels,the settings are beautifully and thoroughly imagined, the descriptions and exact. I can't think that it could be better done." - The Scotsman "Brimming with astute appreciation, inventiveness and narrative zest, Death Comes to Pemberley is an elegantly gauged homage to Austen and an exhilarating tribute to the inexhaustible vitality of James' imagination." - The Sunday Times "Of all the other pens to take up where Austen left off, P.D. James' is head and shoulders above the rest." - Evening Standard <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780812980950/anna-quindlen/then-again?blnBKM=1"><img src="images/editorials-052012/05-02-12c93db.jpg" class="left" /></a><a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780812980950/anna-quindlen/then-again?blnBKM=1">Then Again</a> by Diane Keaton "For anyone looking to join one woman's - albeit a famous woman's - touching and funny journey into the vortex that is the parent-child relationship, Then Again features an especially honest tourguide." - USA Today "[A] rich and ruminative autobiographical journey." - The New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) "Although peek-behind-the-curtain moments are delicious - Woody Allen! Warren Beatty! Jack Nicholson! . . . this is a [memoir] about a mother and a daughter, with insights and confessions and lessons to which all readers can relate." - The Wall Street Journal "Both heartbreaking and joyful, [Then Again] covers the gamut of life experiences facing all women." - Chicago Sun-Times "This book feels like Diane Keaton. Which means it's lovable." - Entertainment Weekly "As warm, funny, and self-deprecating as Keaton's onscreen persona, [Then Again] traces a profound dramatic arc: that of a young woman coming into her own as an artist, and of a daughter becoming a mother." - Vogue Upcoming Kids Events in May at our Winnipeg Store http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2436/Upcoming-Kids-Events-in-May-at-our-Winnipeg-Store http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2436/Upcoming-Kids-Events-in-May-at-our-Winnipeg-Store McNally Robinson Tue, 01 May 2012 13:03:47 -0500 Garden City Collegiate, Tuesday May 1, 8:00 pm in Prairie Ink Restaurant. Launch of the second issue of Threads, a literary magazine. This year's publication is designed around the theme of "dreams." Mother and Child Storytime Tea, Saturday May 5, 9:30 am in Prairie Ink Restaurant. This is a ticketed event and sold out. Larry Vertstraete, Sunday May 6, 2:00 pm in the Atrium. Launch of <a href="product/item/709205/">Surviving the Hindenburg</a>. A Celebration of Sheldon Oberman's <a href="product/item/714028/">The Wind That Wanted to Rest</a>, Monday May 7, 7:00 pm in the Atrium. Peter Eyvindson, Saturday May 12, 2:00 pm in the Atrium. Launch of <a href="product/item/709572/">Kookum's Red Shoes</a>. Be First Book Club, May 24 at 7:00 pm. Location to be announced. We will be reading <a href="product/item/715575/">Grim</a> by Anna Waggener. Shezza Ansloos, Saturday May 26, 2:00 pm in the Travel Alcove. Launch of <a href="product/item/647005/">I Loved Her</a>. Jim Makichuk, Monday May 28, 7:00 pm in the Atrium. Winnipeg launch of <a href="product/item/711924/">Emperor of Mars</a> The Creative Classroom Check <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/browse/category/1737/">here</a> for a full listing of our upcoming Creative Classroom for Kids classes. Ongoing Events Preschool Storytime: Friday mornings (May 4, 11, 18, 25) at 10:00 am in the Hundred Acre wood. Drop in. Check back for dates for our next sessions of Musical Storytime and the I Love Reading Club closer to fall. Book of the Day: The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2435/Book-of-the-Day:-The-Righteous-Mind-by-Jonathan-Haidt http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2435/Book-of-the-Day:-The-Righteous-Mind-by-Jonathan-Haidt Chris Hall Tue, 01 May 2012 09:37:52 -0500 I heard a great interview on <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/q/rotator/2012/04/11/today-on-q/">Q with Jian Ghomeshi</a> with Jonathan Haidt, the author of <a href="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307377906/jonathan-haidt/righteous-mind?blnBKM=1">The Righteous Mind</a>. The <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/fyi/left-is-left-right-is-right-and-neer-the-twain-shall-meet-148364585.html">Winnipeg Free Press</a> also reviewed the book a couple of weeks ago. Why can't our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780307377906/jonathan-haidt/righteous-mind?blnBKM=1">The Righteous Mind</a>, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition--the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel like self-evident truths, making us righteously certain that those who see things differently are wrong. Haidt shows us how these intuitions differ across cultures, including the cultures of the political left and right. He blends his own research findings with those of anthropologists, historians, and other psychologists to draw a map of the moral domain, and he explains why conservatives can navigate that map more skillfully than can liberals. He then examines the origins of morality, overturning the view that evolution made us fundamentally selfish creatures. But rather than arguing that we are innately altruistic, he makes a more subtle claim--that we are fundamentally groupish. It is our groupishness, he explains, that leads to our greatest joys, our religious divisions, and our political affiliations. In a stunning final chapter on ideology and civility, Haidt shows what each side is right about, and why we need the insights of liberals, conservatives, and libertarians to flourish as a nation. Book of the Day: Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2433/Book-of-the-Day:-Waiting-for-Sunrise-by-William-Boyd http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2433/Book-of-the-Day:-Waiting-for-Sunrise-by-William-Boyd Chris Hall Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:59:19 -0500 William Boyd is one of my favourite authors. He achieves that combination of literary quality and plot-driven story that Lev Grossman, in a <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1009722,00.html">Time Magazine</a> story about Michael Chabon, described as "[T]he highbrow and the lowbrow, once kept chastely separate ... now hooking up, [and] you can almost see the future of literature coming." My favourite William Boyd novel is <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780141047560/william-boyd/human-heart-film-tie-edition?blnBKM=1">Any Human Heart</a>, the fictional biography of Logan Mountstuart who inhabits the arts, books and spy circles of the early twentieth century and who meets many of the big names associated with those worlds. Boyd also wrote the screenplay for the TV adaptation of <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/product/item/692569/">Any Human Heart</a>, which I also recommend. His new novel, <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781443409803/william-boyd/waiting-sunrise?blnBKM=1">Waiting for Sunrise</a>, is set in Vienna in 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor in town seeking psychotherapy for a troubling ailment, becomes caught up in a feverish affair with a beautiful, enigmatic woman. When she presses rape charges, however, he is mystified. Only a carefully plotted escape with the help of two mysterious British diplomats saves him from trial. The frenzied getaway sets off a chain of events that dismantles Rief's life as he knows it. He returns to London hoping to banish from memory his traumatic ordeals abroad, but soon the men who helped coordinate his escape recruit him to carry out the murder of a complete stranger. His lover from Vienna shows up nonchalantly at a party, ready to resume their liaison, and before he knows where his new life has taken him, Rief soon finds himself on the trail of a traitor a man whose bizarre connection to his own family proves a cruel twist of fate. Watch in May, when William Boyd will be featured as our <a href="https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/home/browse/category/1555/">Author of the Month</a>. Edgar Award Winners Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2432/Edgar-Award-Winners-Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2432/Edgar-Award-Winners-Announced Chadwick Ginther Thu, 03 May 2012 09:40:43 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13357323082432.gif" alt="" /><a href="http://www.theedgars.com/index.html">The Mystery Writers of America</a> have awarded Mo Hayder's <a href="product/item/701396/">Gone</a> the Edgar Award for Best Novel. A complete list of winners and nominees in all categories may be found <a href="http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html">here</a>: 2012 Arthur Ellis Shortlists Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2431/2012-Arthur-Ellis-Shortlists-Announced http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2431/2012-Arthur-Ellis-Shortlists-Announced Chadwick Ginther Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:13:25 -0500 <img align=left hspace=10 src="http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-img/13357310602431.png" alt="" />This year marks the 30th anniversary of the <a href="http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/">Crime Writers of Canada</a>. The Arthur Ellis Awards, administered by the CWC, celebrate the best in Canadian crime writing. Judges are drawn from award-winning writers, reviewers, booksellers, librarians, and academics across Canada. The nominees for Best Crime Novel are below; winners will be announced May 31st. <ul> <li><a href="product/item/677829/">A Trick of the Light</a> by Louise Penny, St. Martin's Press</li> <li><a href="product/item/675519/">Before the Poison</a> by Peter Robinson, McClelland and Stewart</li> <li><a href="product/item/680553/">I Am Half-Sick of Shadows</a> by Alan Bradley, Doubleday Canada</li> <li><a href="product/item/675562/">I'll See you in My Dreams</a> by William Deverell, McClelland and Stewart</li> <li><a href="product/item/664752/">The Guilty Plea</a> by Robert Rotenberg, Simon & Schuster</li> </ul> A complete list of nominees in all categories may be found <a href="http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/current-contest/shortlists">here</a>: Manitoba Book Awards http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2430/Manitoba-Book-Awards http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-2430/Manitoba-Book-Awards Tracy Howard Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:11:01 -0500 Congratulations to the winners and nominees of the 2012 Manitoba Book Awards! More than 200 people attended the ceremony last evening at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain. The 24th annual gala was presented by the Manitoba Book Writers Guild and the Association of Manitoba book publishers. <ul> <li>McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, younger category: <a href="product/item/623120/">S is for Scientists</a>: A Discovery Alphabet by Larry Verstraete (Sleeping Bear Press)</li> <li>McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, older category: <a href="product/item/651481/">Tori by Design</a> by Colleen Nelson (Great Plains Teen Fiction)</li> </ul>