Thursday October 21
"Meet the Press," Stephens Press writers will read throughout the day. Writers change hourly. 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
"Selling Yourself and Your Work: Marketing Tips for Writers," Brian Rouff. Noon-1:15 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Finding and Working With an Agent," Jay MacLarty. 1:30-2:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Muse on the Run: How to Make Writing a Part of Your Life and Still Get Everything Done," Terri Farley. 3-5 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Like a Running Dog," multimedia program by Michael Blake. Book signing follows. 7:30-9 p.m., Winchester Cultural Center.
"Get Published Today," Penny Sanseveiri. 10:30-11:45 a.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Mysteries—From the Historical to the Hysterical," reading by Rhys Bowen and Peter Elbling. 10:30-11:45 a.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
"Savvy Self-Promotion," Penny Sansevieri. Noon-1:15 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Journalists Turned Novelists—A Foot in Two Worlds?" A discussion with Los Angeles journalists and novelists Al Martinez and Charles Fleming. Noon-1:15 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
Keith Knight. 1 p.m., Art Institute of Las Vegas.
"Writing for TV and Film," a discussion with Peter Elbling and Charles Perry. 1:30-2:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Foreign Intrigue," Cara Black and Lisa See discuss their mysteries set in China and Paris. 1:30-2:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
Chip Kidd. 3 p.m., Art Institute of Las Vegas.
"The Examined Life: The Art and Craft of Memoirs," Carolyn See, Al Martinez. 3-4:15 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
"You Can Write a Mystery—Tips for Mystery Writers," Cara Black and Gillian Roberts. 3-5 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
Keynote Address, Walter Mosley. Book signing follows. 7 p.m., Sam's Town Live!
Performance by musical group Monk Riot. 10 a.m., Henderson Promenade.
Michael Blake. 10-10:30 a.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
Jayne Shelton reading. 10-10:45 a.m., Paseo Verde Library Children's Story Room.
"The Suspense Is Killing Me!" A one-on-one conversation with best-selling writer Thomas Perry. 10:30-11:45 a.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
"Fear of a Black Marker," Keith Knight. 10:30-11:45 a.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Set in Las Vegas: What Happens Here Stays ... On the Page," Charles Fleming, David Corbett, Lee Barnes. 10:30-11:45 a.m., Henderson Multi-Generational Center.
Young Chautauqua presentations. 11-11:45 a.m., Paseo Verde Library Outdoor Courtyard.
Dallas Children's Theater's "Coyote Tales." 11 a.m.-Noon, Henderson Pavilion.
Mike Miller, reading and display of original illustrations. Noon-12:45 p.m, Paseo Verde Library Children's Story Room.
"Writing Interesting Women," reading and discussion with Diana Wagman, Elizabeth Crane, April Henry. Noon-1:15 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
"Black Images in the Comics," Charles Johnson. Noon-1:15 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Dangerous Thrills: Modern Noir," David Corbett, Sean Doolittle, Jay MacLarty. Moderated by Tod Goldberg. Noon-1:15 p.m., Henderson Multi-Generational Center.
Storytelling by the cast of Coyote Tales. Noon, Henderson Promenade.
Lisa Kopelke, reading and display of original illustrations. 1-1:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Children's Story Room.
Blues School House Band performance, courtesy of the International House of Blues Foundation. 1:30 p.m., Henderson Promenade.
"Making a Literary Life—Writing as Craft and Calling," Carolyn See. 1:30-2:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
"You Could Win a Rabbit," Chip Kidd. 1:30-2:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Write What You Know: Police Officers and Crime Writing," Dennis Griffin, Randy Sutton, Charlotte Salyer, Cathy Scott. 1:30-2:45 p.m., Henderson Multi-Generational Center.
Terri Farley, reading and discussion. 2-2:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Children's Story Room.
Sharleen Collicott, illustration demonstration. 3-3:45 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Children's Story Room.
"International Perspectives," readings and discussion with Douglas Unger and Aimee Phan. 3-4:15 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Reading Room.
"When Books Go Hollywood: Adapting Literature to Stage and Screen," Diana Wagman, Peter Elbling, Lisa See. 3-5 p.m., Paseo Verde Library Conference Room.
"Sisters in Crime," panel discussion with Rhys Bowen, April Henry, Gillian Roberts, Cara Black. 3-5 p.m., Henderson Multi-Generational Center.
Closing Keynote Address, Charles Johnson. Book signing follows. 7 p.m., Winchester Cultural Center.