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PrintSharing 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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BooksSummer reading recommendations from the staff at the Writer’s Block book shop
The celebrated Downtown store has exactly what you need for poolside reading: Thousands of new books and a discerning staff that’s probably read most of ...
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NV PoliticsAggregateGovernmentProposed legislation to limit book bans in Nevada libraries advances in state Assembly
A bill that would make book bans harder to achieve in Nevada’s school and public libraries passed its first hurdle toward becoming law. Assembly Bill ...
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PrintVera 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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PrintHorror 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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A&ELas Vegas author Lissa Townsend Rodgers sheds light on historic women in organized crime
Years of extensive research not only roots the stories in factual history, but also makes readers feel as though they’re a fly on the wall.
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A&EArts District book shop The Analog Dope Store speaks with many voices
The essence of Analog Dope goes beyond its personally curated shelves; it reverberates with a profound sense of community.
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FeaturedBooksWith new book ‘The Meth Lunches,’ Kim Foster lends Las Vegas an empathetic ear
Foster’s prose is pure dynamite. Her dialogue sticks and moves, and her narrative voice is relatable and modest.
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PrintThis 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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PrintThe 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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A&EPedro Duran’s Hasta Siempre Books encourages artistic dialogue
The recent edition to Fergusons Downtown’s Gather House complex has quickly become a haven for creatives and art connoisseurs.
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Arts & EntertainmentMusicFeaturedYour 2023 Las Vegas fall arts & entertainment guide
Music, comedy, theater, art, food and more.
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FeaturedVideo GamesBooks2022 in Review: The Weekly’s favorite video games, books and podcasts
Hint: Only one of ‘God of War Ragnarök’ and ‘Elden Ring’ made the cut
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Arts & EntertainmentFeaturedFoodOur 2022 Las Vegas Holiday Gift Guide
This season, why not shop local?
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PrintThe 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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A&ETouring three newish Las Vegas Valley bookstores
What can be found at Las Vegas Books, Diamond Sutra Books and Avantpop Books
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PrintNevada-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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PrintDowntown 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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PrintExplore new physical and emotional territory with these Las Vegas authors
New books by Megan Edwards, Paul W. Papa and more.
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A&EThings to do in Las Vegas during Memorial Day weekend 2026
Kick off summer in Las Vegas this Memorial Day weekend with new AREA15 thrills, Nevada road trips, rail bike tours and museum events.
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: May 14-20
Santana at House of Blues, Lee Brice at Fremont Street Experience, Nevada Ballet Theatre at the Smith Center, Khalid at PH Live and more this ...
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NewsAggregateAllHow Sunday wind gusts could affect the final night of Electric Daisy Carnival
High winds could complicate the final night of the Electric Daisy Carnival this weekend, as forecasters warn of gusts strong enough to affect conditions at ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNHL fines Tortorella $100K, strips Golden Knights of draft pick after media blackout
The NHL fined Golden Knights coach John Tortorella $100,000 and stripped Las Vegas of its 2026 second-round draft pick Friday, punishing the club for what ...
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NewsSportsControversial Enhanced Games arrive at Resorts World on May 24
Participating athletes are allowed, even encouraged, to use performance-enhancing substances.
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MusicTales from the trenches of EDC’s 30th year
Recapping the sights, sounds and spectacle of Electric Daisy Carnival 2026.
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas chips away at housing shortage with new senior units
Mary McCarthy left California a decade ago, priced out of a state she could no longer afford. She settled into an apartment complex in Henderson ...
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NightlifeBeyond the Speedway: The best EDC Week DJ sets to catch this year
EDC Week offers phenomenal shows spread across a number of iconic Las Vegas venues, plenty of places to get your party on if you’re skipping ...
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MusicCountry pop icon Shania Twain is back in Vegas to host her first ACM Awards
Ahead of her debut hosting gig, Shania spoke with the Weekly about her love for Las Vegas and Sabrina Carpenter and the possibility of a ...
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NightlifeTailgate Beach Club arrives as a sports oasis, just in time for an action-packed season
Las Vegas’ evolution into a “crazy sports mecca” opened up a new lane for the Mandalay Bay dayclub.
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AggregateAllNewsA's Player of the Month: Mojave's Derriah Wren
Both the Mojave girls and boys teams claimed Class 4A Mountain Region titles last week. The state tournament is this weekend.
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AggregateAllNewsReport: Las Vegas among cities at highest risk for disease-carrying pests this summer
Las Vegas is one of 10 U.S. cities at heightened risk for disease-spreading pest activity this spring and summer, according to a new forecast from ...
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Arts & EntertainmentFremont Street ExperienceDowntown Las VegasHospitality leader Cliff Atkinson on his exciting move to the Fremont Street Experience
Atkinson believes FSE is going through a bit of a renaissance as tourism moves through a period where visitors are really hunting for value.
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DiningSartiano’s brings Manhattan steakhouse confidence and Italian indulgence to Wynn
The brainchild of legendary chef and three-time James Beard Award winner Alfred Portale, Sartiano’s exudes luxury and refinement from the moment guests arrive.
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A&EHonky tonkin': Las Vegas country bars connect fans to the music
In 2024, the Strip saw two celebrity owned country bars open—Blake Shelton’s Ole Red, followed by Jason Aldean’s Kitchen and Bar. And by the end ...
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NewsAggregateUNLVUNLV degree is great, but graduate's big achievement came in legislative win
When Fallon resident Kelli Kelly walks across the stage at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center tonight to receive her master’s degree in urban leadership, she’ll ...
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NewsPrep SportsSportsSun Standout Awards spotlight Southern Nevada high schools' highest athletic achievers
The Sun Standout Awards at South Point Showroom closed out another banner year for Las Vegas high school sports.
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AggregateAllNewsPeople on the Move: May 11, 2026
In the Notes: Serving Our Communities Foundation, PT’s Taverns, Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Credit One Bank, DuAne Young and more ...
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NewsVotingElectionWhy Nevadans should care about the Supreme Court dismantling protections for fair representation of Black voters
Nevada Democratic U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, called it a “direct attack on voting rights, fair representation, and Black ...
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AggregateAllNewsTeachAAPI brings Asian American history and joy to CCSD classrooms
In Anna Comia’s third-grade classroom at Ortwein Elementary School, more than half of the children have Asian or Pacific Islander heritage.
