On August 7, it's official: McNally Robinson Booksellers in New York City will become McNally Jackson Books. The name change for the four-year-old store is something owner Sarah McNally has been considering for a while because of confusion involving her family's stores in Canada. (This one is independent from those and is quite American.)
The store's new name is taken from McNally's first child, who is expected this month and will use McNally as a middle name and Jackson as a last name. (McNally is married to Chris Jackson, an editor at Spiegel & Grau.) The store said, "It's a name inspired still by the name of Sarah's bookselling family but unique to itself and born in New York."
McNally Jackson Books will celebrate the name change with a party Thursday, August 7, that will include appearances by writers such as Colson Whitehead, Joseph O'Neill, Sean Wilsey, among others, who will serve as staff for the evening, recommending books, serving food and drink, etc. The party also features live bluegrass music from the Strung-Out String Band and the unveiling of the new McNally Jackson logo. RSVP required at events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com.