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Sharing great reads on the road with Las Vegas’ first mobile bookstore
Vegas native and former English teacher Jen Castagno launched the Book Shelf in 2024, transforming a trailer into a cozy reading nook on wheels.
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Vera Blossom’s debut book captures the messy intersections of gender, pleasure and personal evolution
The Chicago-based Filipina transfemme writer stops in at the Writer’s Block on January 10.
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Horror author, screenwriter and scholar Tananarive Due visits the Beverly Theater
Tananarive Due stands at the forefront of Black horror and Afrofuturistic sci-fi writers who have reshaped the genre.
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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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NewsBoulder City residents rally against data center proposal over environmental concerns
In recent months, hundreds of residents have mobilized in opposition, organizing protests, planting hand-painted yard signs and flooding public meetings.
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FeaturesPlay ball! Athletics bring Major League Baseball regular season games to Las Vegas Ballpark
Las Vegas gets another sports milestone this week as the A’s, preparing to move to their new ballpark on the Strip in time for the ...
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FeaturesActing up: Theater in Las Vegas is thriving like never before
Through ups and downs, Southern Nevada's theater scene has hit its stride—and you’re invited along for the ride.
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A&EThe corny fun of ‘Shucked’ pops off at Smith Center
"Shucked" draws laughs and cheers with a regularity you could clock with a metronome. It's light on drama but heavy on dad jokes.
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PoliticsPrimary election: Where to vote in Las Vegas
Voting is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on June 9 at the following locations ...
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PoliticsLombardo's Medicaid fraud crackdown draws fire from Democrats
The suspension will be in place “until state officials validate and confirm the legitimacy of current providers,” citing alleged fraud in hospice and home-health services ...
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NewsA primer for Primary Election Day, June 9
If you haven’t voted yet, officials advise dropping off your mail ballot at city clerk’s offices, the Clark County Election Department headquarters in North Las ...
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SportsLas Vegas is the home the A's have been waiting for
Walking through a sporting apparel store in Downtown Summerlin, it’s hard not to stop at the kelly green and yellow Athletics hat. Something about that ...
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NewsLas Vegas clinic gives an inside look at ketamine therapy for mental health
Ketamine is a drug often clouded by misunderstanding. While many associate it with illicit use, the pharmaceutical version has been part of modern medicine for ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: June 11-17
The Kid Laroi at BleauLive Theater, Chris Tucker at Encore Theater, Ken Garr at Brad Garrett's Comedy Club and more.
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EducationCCSD puts 60 teachers under 'reduction in force' amid declining enrollment and rising costs
In addition to the 60 teachers, Superintendent Jhone Ebert said the district is still trying to find positions for 55 support staffers and about 50 ...
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TasteHayworth offers an upscale steakhouse experience straight from the heart
With is latest Henderson spot, chef Alex Reznik crafts a love letter to his personal lore—growing up in Jewish households, working in French restaurants in ...
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BusinessWith World Cup looming, Nevada lawmakers fight border rules threatening international travel
Nevada’s two U.S. senators are demanding that the Trump administration reverse a proposed rule requiring international travelers to hand over five years of social media ...
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A&EJanelle James of 'Abbott Elementary' brings the funny at MGM Grand
For five seasons, she has played unfiltered school principal Ava Coleman, whose ruthlessness is matched by her fabulousness. But Janelle James will bring her own ...
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StageRebellious stage: Fallout Fringe Festival returns with a bigger bang
Fallout Fringe, returning June 3-25, promises to improve on its bold debut with new venues participating and more than 35 different productions.
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AnimalsLas Vegas’ new breed of influencer, a four-legged furry tour guide, reaches national finals
A Las Vegas dog whose social media presence has helped locals and visitors navigate the valley’s dog-friendly scene has advanced to the finals of a ...
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SportsLas Vegas has always been a baseball town. The A’s are making it official
DJ Pauly D and Nick Carter threw out the first pitches, UFC announcer Bruce Buffer handled the pregame introductions and A’s legend Rollie Fingers bellowed ...
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Breaking NewsSouthern Nevada voters will see new paper ballot system at the polls today
The system debuted in smaller Nevada counties during the 2024 general election and has now expanded statewide for the 2026 primary elections ...
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BusinessInnovative ‘Wheel of Fortune’ slot machine continues to evolve after 30 years
Jean Venneman remembers being on the casino floor at the Mirage watching strangers be among the first to play gaming developer IGT’s latest innovation at ...
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A&EChecking in with Las Vegas native James Humm, director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy
Humm steps into his new role at a time when energy infrastructure is at a crossroads: statewide demand for electricity is on pace to nearly ...
