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This year’s Las Vegas Book Festival once again offers big ideas and new perspectives
The Women Behind The Mic panel focuses on the women who helped build the music industry, rewriting them into history through their stories.
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The Las Vegas Book Festival returns to Downtown this October
Featured authors Terry McMillan, Malcolm Nance, Rebecca Yarros and Ana Reyes headline a free, all-ages festival that has something for everyone who loves to read.
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Current reads and all-time faves from three Las Vegas authors
"It’s super pulpy, gory crime stories. It’s bad people meeting bad ends.”
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The Las Vegas Book Festival returns with best-selling authors, panels, children’s activities and more
Legendary investigative reporter and author Carl Bernstein will discuss his new book.
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Nevada-bred author Phyllis Barber takes us through the Mojave Desert and beyond
The essays are full of existential questions. In one piece, Barber asks, “Does a grain of sand have a name? Or a drop of water? ...
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Downtown Requiem: ‘Happy at Any Cost’ is a sad, harrowing account of Tony Hsieh’s final days
I had to push myself to read through those final pages, for reasons beyond the obvious.
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Explore new physical and emotional territory with these Las Vegas authors
New books by Megan Edwards, Paul W. Papa and more.
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‘The Believer’ magazine’s Kristen Radtke journeys through loneliness in a new nonfiction graphic novel
“We need one another, and we need to rely on and depend on and support one another,” she says. “I hope the book encourages them ...
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Fran Lebowitz to headline 2021 Las Vegas Book Festival
For its 20th anniversary, the October event has announced an outstanding literary lineup.
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These new Nevada books should keep you busy through the surge
What else were you gonna do, make sourdough bread?
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Historian David Schwartz’s latest book revisits a classic Las Vegas casino
From 1952 to 1996, the Sands was at the center of the Strip’s constant evolution, hosting the likes of John F. Kennedy and the Rat ...
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John Dickerson of '60 Minutes' to headline Virtual Las Vegas Book Festival
Just because we can't get together to talk about books doesn't mean we can't still read them … or hear authors talk about them in ...
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Local journalist and cycling advocate Alan Snel reflects on a life lived on two wheels
The self-published Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys allows avid readers to plow from beginning to end, and casual ones to sample stand-alone stories.
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Bookmark ’em: Our reading list runs deep this summer
‘How to Be an Antiracist,’ ‘Station Eleven,’ ‘The Vanishing Half’ and more.
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Breaking News
Heartfelt relief: USC transplant center opening in Las Vegas to ease burden for Nevadans
Keck Medicine of USC is the Nevada’s first heart transplant treatment center. It will serve as a hub for pre- and postoperative care for the ...
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News
Live animal exhibits on the Las Vegas Strip now less for show, more about education
Underneath the shining lights of the Las Vegas Strip, Adrienne Rowland walks among sharp-toothed sharks and brightly colored fish at Mandalay Bay. She watches as ...
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News
Film shares Holocaust survivor’s message: Live a life with meaning
Ben Lesser’s harrowing survival in the Dachau concentration camp in southern Germany is part of the documentary, “Commit to a Life That Has Meaning — ...
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Gaming
Study links sports betting with binge drinking
A new study shows that sports bettors are more likely to binge drink than individuals who are not gambling at all or who are gambling ...
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Sports
Aces' Candace Parker retiring from WNBA after legendary 16-year career
Candace Parker, one of the most notable women’s basketball players in history and part of the Las Vegas Aces championship team in 2023, has retired, ...
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Politics
Biden cuts into Trump’s lead in Nevada, new poll finds
A new poll conducted with 1,000 would-be voters in Nevada found what has been long suspected about November’s presidential race: President Joe Biden and former ...
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Business
Financial literacy class sets teens on path to succeed in life
Richard Shipin, who teaches a financial literacy class at the Delta Academy, said it’s critical to instruct students about what’s ahead in life. Financial literacy, ...
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Sports
Despite Game 3 loss, Logan Thompson proved undeniable playoff ability
Vegas wasted one of the greatest individual postseason performances in franchise history by losing to Dallas and seeing its series lead decrease to 2-1. ...
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Business
Why money burns a hole in your pocket and how to build financial resilience
When my kids were little, we would occasionally give them a few dollars as a reward. They would put the money in their pocket, then ...
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Sports
Golden Knights have beaten the Stars at their own game so far in playoff series
The Golden Knights return home for the first time in this year’s playoffs at 7:30 tonight with a 2-0 series lead over the Stars in ...
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Breaking News
What road woes? Series moves back to Dallas where Golden Knights have dominated
The Golden Knights tonight are looking to continue a trend in their Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Dallas Stars where the road team has ...
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Las Vegas
Golden Knights aim to dominate around net, retake control of series
The Golden Knights have taken shots from all over the ice in their playoff series against the Stars. The Stars have taken a different approach ...
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Breaking News
Clark County School District looks west to recruit new teachers
The Clark County School District is targeting Southern California with its newest educator recruiting campaign, the district announced Tuesday.
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Sports
Raiders go with tight end Brock Bowers in first round of NFL Draft
After months of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders opted to keep their pick and select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall in ...
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Sports
Golden Knights need to show the innate resilience they claim in Game 4
Now might be the first real time Vegas can prove its long-touted calm under pressure and resilient nature. The Golden Knights understand the gravity of ...
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News
Pro-Palestinian ralliers at UNLV seek cease-fire, divestment
Calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and a conversation with UNLV administration on the university’s investments with companies that support Israel in its war with ...
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Sports
Live coverage: Knights' home playoff debut spoiled as Stars win in overtime
Three minutes after Brayden McNabb got the Golden Knights on the scoreboard, Jack Eichel locked them up at 2-2 with Dallas. It’s hard to believe ...
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Sports
Prideful prizefight: Álvarez vs. Munguía promises to be a memorable bout in honor of Mexico
Saul “Canelo” Álvarez has fought on Cinco de Mayo weekend nearly every year of his boxing career as a nod to his Mexican heritage.
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Sports
Raiders draft for upside in fourth-round corner Decamerion Richardson
The third day of the draft is the time to take some big swings on high-upside players, and the Raiders did just that with their ...
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Sports
‘Hero’ Wanted: Knights need rescue from offensive decline in two straight losses
The best-of-seven series now stands at 2-2 headed back to Dallas for Game 5 at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. ...