Welcome to McNally Robinson NYC, (est. December 2004), a big, beautiful independent bookstore in New York's Nolita, where Soho, Noho, the Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy meet (it's also a stone's throw from Tribeca, the East Village, West Village, and Wall Street....not to mention a quick subway ride from Brooklyn, a bike ride from Harlem, and a PATH fare from the great state of New Jersey). In other words, we're right in the middle of the criss-crossing currents of New York's eclectic cultural life and we're determined to capture that invigorating swirl in our mix of books, media, and events.

Featured Event

Pamela Des BarresPatti D’ArbanvilleAuthor of Let’s Spend the Night Together: Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies (Chicago Review Press)
With Patti D’Arbanville and other Supergroupies TBA
Pamela Des Barres has been called the Queen of the Groupies; she paired up with everyone from Jim Morrison to Mick Jagger to Frank Zappa, led the first Groupie Supergroup (the cult favorite band The GTOs), and wrote all about it in her first book I’m With The Band. Now Miss Pamela has gathered her fellow former rock muses, both famous and infamous, for Let’s Spend The Night Together, a collection of stories and interviews that sets out to prove that the girls behind the scenes were a vital part of making the music happen. She will be joined by Warhol protege Patti D’Arbanville, who is featured in the book, and other special guests. Join us for a book event with the inimitable Miss Pamela and her cohorts, get their autographs and ask the questions you’ve always wondered about.

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Summer Festivities

Posted on June 19th, 2007

harrypotter1.jpgARE YOU READY FOR NUMBER 7? The final volume in J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be released on the stroke of midnight on Friday, July 20. To celebrate and get in the mood, McNally Robinson will host our second Harry Potter Party for Grownups. From 10 pm to midnight, enjoy great music from a live DJ, fortune telling and other magical activities, a Best Costume Contest, and “magic punch” that’s only for those over 21. Join us for the last of the Harry Potter parties – it’s sure to be an event to remember! Email events for more details or to pre-order your copy.

shantaram1.jpgIt’s that time again: our annual summer Great Reads sale! From classics to contemporary favorites, fiction, nonfiction and everything in between, you’ll find the best paperbacks for summer reading discounted 20% on our Great Reads display. We’ll be adding discounted titles throughout the summer, so check out the display in the Literature section early and often.

emancipateinvitationsummer0.jpgEMANCIPATE is an initiative of the Culture Project that gathers women artists who are activists in their communities. On four Tuesday mornings this summer (June 26, July 3, July 10 and July 17) you can meet them at 9:30 for breakfast discussions at McNally Robinson to explore the intersections of art and activism. Participating artists will perform in the evening at the Knitting Factory. Check out the Emancipate calendar for details, and RSVP to wcs for a place at the table..

Staff Picks

Aya

Posted on July 4th, 2007 by Jessica in Fiction > Staff Picks

by Marguerite Abouet & Clement Oubrerie
(Drawn & Quarterly, $19.95)
The African writer and French illustrator of this gorgeous new graphic novel
bring the color and vibrancy of 1970s Ivory Coast to life once again. (Read more...).

The Silent Cry

Posted on July 4th, 2007 by Dustin in Fiction > Staff Picks

by Kenzaburo Oe
(Kodansha International, $14.00)
If Bataille weren’t so damned antagonistic, if Dostoyevsky weren’t
such a crypto-Christian, if Sebald were a touch more suicidal, they
would write like this. (Read more...).

The Temple of My Familiar

Posted on July 4th, 2007 by Joicelyn in Staff Picks

by Alice Walker
(Simon & Schuster, $14.00)
Alice Walker’s most divine work. It is the sort of narrative that demands a
certain frame of mind, however, one willing to go to the depths of myth,
fantasy, and reincarnation–each realm enchanting and pertinent. Walker
forms a clever revisionist history of human- and animal-kind through this
sensual and transformative masterpiece..

The Magic Barrel

Posted on June 5th, 2007 by Cheryl in Fiction

magic-barrel.jpgby Bernard Malamud
(Farrar Straus, $13.00)
I picked up this collection again after hearing that Joe Hill, Stephen King’s son, overcame a yearlong writer’s block by reading Malamud’s story (Read more...).