McNally Jackson

McNally Jackson Books is an independent bookstore based in New York, New York owned and operated by Sarah McNally, a former editor at Basic Books and the child of Holly and Paul McNally, the founders of the Canadian McNally Robinson Booksellers chain.[1]

McNally Jackson Books
IndustrySpecialty retail
Founded2004 (2004)
FounderSarah McNally
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
4 stores
Area served
New York metropolitan area
ProductsNew, used and rare books
OwnerSarah McNally
Websitemcnallyjackson.com

History

In 2004, Sarah McNally opened the store as a branch of McNally Robinson, a Canadian bookstore chain founded by her parents.[1] In August 2008, the New York store in Nolita split from the parent chain and was renamed McNally Jackson Books.[2] The current name references Ms. McNally and her then-husband Christopher Jackson, a senior editor at Spiegel & Grau.[1]

By October 2011, the store had invested in an Espresso Book Machine to print both major publisher titles and approximately 700 self-published works per month. The Espresso machine remained in operation until 2017.[1]

In 2012, McNally Robinson was sold from its founders, Ms. McNally's parents, to Chris Hall and Lori Baker, longtime employees of the chain.[3] McNally Jackson remained independent under the ownership of Sarah McNally.

In January 2018, McNally Jackson opened a second bookstore in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the Lewis Steel Building at 76 N 4 St.

In September 2019, McNally Jackson opened a third bookstore in the South Street Seaport.[4] They opened their fourth bookstore in Downtown Brooklyn in March 2022, [5] followed by their fifth in Rockefeller Center in the former Time & Life Building in 2023.[6]

In March 2023, the chain announced its original location would be moving a couple blocks down Prince Street. [7]

References

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