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. 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 split from the parent chain and was renamed McNally Jackson Books.[2] The current name references Ms. McNally and her husband Christopher Jackson, a senior editor at Spiegel & Grau.