McNally Jackson Books in New York City has announced the launch of McNally Editions, a paperback reprint series devoted to hidden gems. The imprint will publish 12 titles per year, with the first set to arrive in January 2022.
"As any bookseller knows, recommending books is the most rewarding part of our job--especially when you get to take the reader off the beaten path, and bring a favorite book out of obscurity," said McNally Jackson owner Sarah McNally. "To me these discoveries, and rediscoveries, are what book culture is all about."
The imprint's first crop of titles will include Winter Love by Han Suyin, Daddy's Gone A-Hunting by Penelope Mortimer and Something to Do with Paying Attention by David Foster Wallace, and while they won't be published until January, orders placed now will arrive in time for Christmas. Other planned releases include titles by Kay Dick, Manuel Puig, Margaret Kennedy, Roy Heath, Wyatt Harlan (T. Gertler), Lion Feuchtwanger and Gary Indiana.
Every McNally Editions title will be printed on acid-free paper, with stitched bindings and three-quarter-length jackets, all designed by art director Peter Mendelsund. More information about the imprint can be found here.