verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message mcnally robinson type family business industry books founded 1981 founder holly & paul mcnally headquarters winnipeg canada website http www.mcnallyrobinson.com home mcnally robinson booksellers is a family operated chain of canadian independent bookstores founded in winnipeg manitoba in 1981 . it is managed by new owners chris hall and lori baker formerly managed by holly and paul mcnally . as of march 2015 it had two branches in winnipeg and saskatoon as well as a sister store mcnally jackson in new york city . 1 contents 1 overview 2 awards 3 references 4 external links overview edit mcnally robinson was founded by holly mcnally in 1981 in winnipeg manitoba with her partner ron robinson who quit the book business a year later to pursue a career with cbc radio . robinson s name has remained attached to the enterprise because at the time he left mcnally didn t have the money to replace the store s signage . beginning with just one small corner bookstore holly and her husband paul gradually built mcnally robinson booksellers into one of the largest independent bookstores in canada spreading to saskatoon and formerly calgary . the stores host readings and book launches by authors from winnipeg canada and beyond . mcnally robinson operates two stores at grant park mall in winnipeg and on 8th street in saskatoon saskatchewan . a former calgary location closed at the end of july 2008 . two other locations one at the polo park in winnipeg and another at the shops at don mills in toronto ontario closed in december 2009 . all current mcnally robinson stores are larger than 2000 square metres . each is home to a full service licensed restaurant prairie ink . mcnally robinson provides access to print on demand books via the espresso book machine . 2 on december 3 2004 a 7 000 square foot 650 m2 store was opened in downtown manhattan new york city . the store operates under the name mcnally jackson and is owned and operated by sarah mcnally daughter of the founders . it is one of the largest independent bookstores in manhattan . 3 on october 3 2012 mcnally robinson was sold by its founders holly and paul mcnally to business partners chris hall and lori baker . 4 awards edit mcnally robinson sponsors three literary awards mcnally robinson book of the year award mcnally robinson book for young people award mcnally robinson aboriginal book of the year award references edit store locations ebm locations list view . ondemandbooks.com . retrieved 2012 05 14 . http www.mcnallyrobinson.com about http www.cbc.ca manitoba scene books 2012 10 03 mcnally robinson external links edit mcnally robinson booksellers mcnally robinson book of the year award mcnally robinson book for young people award mcnally robinson aboriginal book of the year retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcnally robinson & oldid 682418286 categories companies based in winnipegindependent bookstores of canadahidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 september 2015 at 16 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view