Pre-festival Events
Saturday, September 4, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Kids! Make your own books
Las Vegas Library, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, Old Mormon Fort, Natural History Museum
The Vegas Valley Book Festival and Office of Cultural Affairs celebrate the Cultural Corridor with book making activities led by local authors and artists in residence for the day. 229‑5431
Saturday, September 11, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Flash! The Short, Short Fiction Contest
Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth
The Vegas Valley Book Festival hosts a writing contest for local writers – asking them to create an original short story in 90 minutes based on an assigned theme. Registration required, 837‑8996.
Saturday, September 11, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Project Dinner Table
Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth
The Vegas Valley Book Festival takes center stage at a culinary fete offering great food and the art of conversation, with 100 guests seated at one long table in the courtyards of the Fifth Street School. Tickets: 877–402-1110.
Thursday, September 16, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Celebrating Local Book Clubs
Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 241 W. Charleston Boulevard, ste 111
The Vegas Valley Book Festival and The Smith Center host a free reception for local book clubs with dramatic readings from the works of T. C. Boyle and Dennis Lehane, followed by a discussion of book club “best practices.” Light refreshments provided. Limited seating; registration required, 454‑9746.
Thursday, September 30, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Uncensored Voices: Celebrating Literary Freedom
Clark County Library, 1401 E Flamingo
As part of National Banned Book Week, the Vegas Valley Book Festival, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, the ACLU and UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute present an evening of short dramatic readings – excerpted from banned or challenged works, with readers Moniro Ravanipour, Dayvid Figler, Georgia Neu, Kim Russell, Flo Rogers, Laura Henkel, students from Green Valley High School theater department and host Jon Ralston. 366‑1536
The month of October
Vegas Valley Reads
The Vegas Valley Book Festival and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District host a “community read” throughout October featuring two books by the festival keynotes: Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle and The Given Day by Dennis Lehane.
Saturday, October 9, 10 am – 2 pm
Harvest Event: A literature of seasons and the orchard.
Gilcrease Orchard, 7810 Tenaya Way
The Vegas Valley Book Festival celebrates the harvest season and good literature with readings by local authors, book signings, recipe exchange, stage performances, demonstrations and book related events promoting reading, health and nutrition. 229‑5431
