Restless City — Chapter 5

October 2, 2009

Brady went to his closet and quickly picked up his surveillance bag, which held electronics equipment he used in his P.I. job, and hurried back out the door. In the covered parking area, he started the root beer-colored ’85 Eldorado, its interior reeking of cigarettes and the fine dust of neglect and fading memories.

Read the full article →

Readers’ Choice

September 17, 2009

The Vegas Valley Book Festival (VVBF) created a book club project, “Readers’ Choice,” that invited local book clubs to recommend their favorite authors to present at the festival in November. About 10 book clubs responded and over 40 authors were recommended.
The VVBF literary committee selected three authors based on book club suggestions:
Indu Sundaresan, Splendor of […]

Read the full article →

Restless City  —  Chapter 4

September 17, 2009

Of all the possible permutations and combinations, of the thousands of escape plans or suicide attempts or motion picture moves that could have released him from this horrible, fatal, impossible situation, the last one he expected was this…

Read the full article →

Restless City — Signature Project of the Vegas Valley Book Festival

September 7, 2009

Seven local authors are collaborating to write a serial novel, Restless City, from June to October 2009, with each author writing one chapter to be released in sequence every three weeks. Chapter 1 is now available on the book festival’s website where H. Lee Barnes sets the stage with a gritty cast of Las Vegas […]

Read the full article →

Poetry Crowns the Book Festival

September 6, 2009

November 4  –  8, 2009
As a celebration of the spoken word, this year’s book festival will offer an expansive program of poetry, from the sparse verse of America’s Poet Laureate and opening keynote speaker, Kay Ryan, to the impromptu haiku poems of Mayor Oscar Goodman and Dayvid Figler, who open First Friday, November 6, on the book […]

Read the full article →

Local Book Clubs Honored at Upcoming Reception and Performance

September 6, 2009

The Vegas Valley Book Festival will host a special reception at the Historic Fifth Street School exclusively for local book clubs on Thursday, September 10, from 6:30 pm  —  8:00 pm, in an evening program to preview the festival, foster networking among clubs and recognize some of their “best practices.” The program features actor Brian Kral reading from Eugene […]

Read the full article →

Neon Museum Provides Inspiration for 2009 Book Festival

September 6, 2009
Thumbnail image for Neon Museum Provides Inspiration for 2009 Book Festival

The Neon Museum Boneyard inspired the “look” for this year’s book festival, including its official poster and the graphics associated with the event — all created by the AIGA Las Vegas festival branding team.

Read the full article →

Vegas Valley Book Festival (VVBF) Launches New Website

September 6, 2009

Learn. Discover. Escape. Vegas Valley Book Festival begins November 4, 2009.

Read the full article →

Vegas Valley Book Festival Launches New Book Club Program

September 6, 2009

City-Sponsored Event Will Promote Reading And Literature In Las Vegas
The Vegas Valley Book Festival, co-sponsored by the City of Las Vegas, has launched a new membership program to give local book clubs a larger role in the annual book festival. The festival is planned this year for November 4  –  8, with most events taking place at the […]

Read the full article →

Restless City — Chapter 3

August 14, 2009

A smart man would have taken the money, holed up in a four-star hotel on a tropical beach, rented a girlfriend for the week. A smart man would have options. Brady just continued to push the car south toward Laughlin. Outside, the scenery rushed past in a mind-numbing blur of desert sameness. Shrub, rock, hill. Shrub, rock, hill. Bad animation come to life.

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →