Press Release

Vegas Valley Book Festival Features Mark Twain Event

October 5, 2009

October 22 Nevada’s Literary and Architectural History Celebrated at Morelli House Reception The Vegas Valley Book Festival celebrates “The Genius of Mark Twain” in a special literary program on Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm in the auditorium of the Downtown Senior Services Center, 310 South 9th Street. This pre-festival event, co-sponsored by the Junior League […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Neon Museum Provides Inspiration for 2009 Book Festival

September 6, 2009

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.

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Vegas Valley Book Festival Launches New Website

September 6, 2009

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

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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 […]

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Vegas Valley Book Festival Launches ‘Las Vegas Writes’

August 4, 2009

The Vegas Valley Book Festival, set for Nov. 4–8, 2009, has launched a new signature event, “Las Vegas Writes,” a collaborative serial novel that is being written by seven local authors — H. Lee Barnes, John Irsfeld, Brian Rouff, Leah Bailly, John L. Smith, Constance Ford and Vu Tran.

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Written Word Depicted in Art

August 4, 2009

In celebration of the Vegas Valley Book Festival, Clark County Parks and Recreation presents “Inscribed/Messages,” a multi-artist exhibit featuring the written word opening Sept. 1 and continuing through Nov. 20 at the Clark County Government Center Rotunda Gallery, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, near downtown Las Vegas.

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