Though it had technically been open for business for most of September, Ben McNally officially opened his eponymous bookstore on Toronto’s Bay Street on Sept. 24 with wine and finger food and a few dozen invited muckety-mucks.

The presidential suite: Random House of Canada’s Brad Martin, HarperCollins Canada’s David Kent, and Penguin Canada’s David Davidar.

McClelland & Stewart’s Doug Pepper and Vintage Canada’s Marion Garner.

McNally addresses the crowd, thanking, among other people, his wife, his landlord, his real estate agent, and the caterers.