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John McNally

John McNally is the author of two novels, The Book of Ralph and America's Report Card, and a short story collection, Troublemakers. His next book, Ghosts of Chicago, a collection of short stories, will be published this fall. A native of Chicago, he lives with his wife, Amy, in North Carolina, where he is associate professor of English at Wake Forest University. The first word he ever spoke was "Batman," who has remained, in his darker incarnations, his favorite superhero. John's first creative work, a play written in the fourth grade, featured an overweight superhero who gets stuck inside a phone booth while changing into his costume. He is happy to return to the... Read full bio

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Who Can Save Us Now? will be released on July 24, 2008 in eBook
Jul 24, 2008
Who Can Save Us Now? will be released on July 24, 2008 in eBook
Jul 24, 2008
Who Can Save Us Now? will be released on July 24, 2008 in eBook
Jul 24, 2008
Who Can Save Us Now? will be released on July 24, 2008 in
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Who Can Save Us Now? will be released on July 15, 2008 in Trade Paperback
Jul 15, 2008
Who Can Save Us Now? is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 15, 2008
Who Can Save Us Now? will be released on July 15, 2008 in
Jul 15, 2008
Who Can Save Us Now? is now available in
Jul 15, 2008
The Book of Ralph will be released on June 18, 2008 in eBook
Jun 18, 2008
The Book of Ralph will be released on June 18, 2008 in eBook
Jun 18, 2008
The Book of Ralph will be released on June 18, 2008 in eBook
Jun 18, 2008
The Book of Ralph will be released on June 18, 2008 in eBook
Jun 18, 2008
The Book of Ralph will be released on June 18, 2008 in eBook
Jun 18, 2008
The Book of Ralph is now available in eBook
Jun 18, 2008
America's Report Card will be released on June 19, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Jun 19, 2007

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Atlantic Monthly, March 26, 2013
...Twain. [via the National Endowment for the Humanities ] Mary Karr in her hometown, age 15. [via Larry John McNally ] A 16-year-old Allen Ginsberg having a swell time. [via The Allen Ginsberg Project ] A 15-year-old Martin Amis with his...
Individual.com, March 25, 2013
...-HarperCollins announces acquisition of John McNally's new science-action-adventure series (C)2000-2013 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ttp://www.m2.com Book publisher HarperCollins revealed on Friday that it has acquired the World English rights to a three...
Bookseller, March 22, 2013
...director Nick Lake pre-empted world English rights from Michelle Kass in a deal for the three books by John McNally. Book one, The Sons of Scarlatti, will be published in hardback in March 2014. The series introduces Infinity Blake, also known as Finn,...
Booktrade - Book2Book, March 22, 2013
...and many times their size... (And if you think that's trouble, just wait till Grandma finds out.) John McNally is a screenwriter who's worked with Aardman, Sony and the BBC. INFINITY BLAKE is his first novel and was written for his children (who, of...
Boston Globe, February 28, 2013
...m. at Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main St., Groveland … Sam Weller, Mort Castle, Alice Hoffman, Lee Martin, and John McNally(“Shadow Show: Tribute to Ray Bradbury”) read at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Dick Lehr ("Whitey: The Life of America's...
WKBN 27 First News, January 18, 2013
...the indictment filed in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court July 28, 2010. Also indicted were Reardon, county Commissioner John McNally IV, county Auditor Michael V. Sciortino, former director of the Jobs and Family Services John Zachariah and Cafaro...
Liverpool Daily Post, January 18, 2013
...off relegation and preserve their record as the longest serving side in the division. Park director of rugby John McNally said: "The Chester backs looked to be a class act in the first half but we defended better after the break. "Unfortunately we have...
WYTV News, January 18, 2013
...the indictment filed in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court July 28, 2010. Also indicted were Reardon, county Commissioner John McNally IV, county Auditor Michael V. Sciortino, former director of the Jobs and Family Services John Zachariah and Cafaro...
Crosby Herald, January 17, 2013
...AS the original voice of Sixties legends the Searchers, Mike Pender helped create some tracks that are as influential as any in rock history. Hitting number one with their first single, Sweets for my Sweet in 1963, the Searchers went on to score two...
Cranston Herald, January 17, 2013
...scoreless tie with 2:06 left in the first period, staking East to a 1-0 lead. Vets goalie John McNally turned away several opportunities on his way to a 38-save night, but the ’Bolts kept coming. Botelho and Mulholland each scored goals in the second...
McAlester News-Capital, January 16, 2013
...step closer to the final platt approval Present at Monday's meeting was Chairman Mark Emmons and members John McNally,Robert Way, Harvey Bollinger, Karen Stoubaugh, Denise Lewis and Primus Moore and Justin Few, The commission meets at 6:30 p.m. the...
McAlester News-Capital, January 16, 2013
...step closer to the final platt approval Present at Monday's meeting was Chairman Mark Emmons and members John McNally,Robert Way, Harvey Bollinger, Karen Stoubaugh, Denise Lewis and Primus Moore and Justin Few, The commission meets at 6:30 p.m. the...