Witness, a literary magazine published at UNLV, launches its spring issue — theme: "Crush" — with an evening of readings featuring special guest Hannah Olabosibe Eko. Co-presented by Neon Lit. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
In this lecture, "The Meth Lunches" author Kim Foster will examine the ways food can signify and complicate dysfunction in Las Vegas. What does food mean to people in addiction? Or psychosis? Or in jail? Or for people who don’t have kitchens? What should it mean to the rest of us? The List relies on […]
Special guest Raad Syed and others celebrate National Poetry Month. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
Sayantani DasGupta —author of "The Serpent's Secret" and the Jane Austen-inspired reboot "Debating Darcy" — is one of more than a dozen authors set to present at the Henderson Reads Book Festival on Saturday, April 20. But you can beat the crowds and see Dr. DasGupta (she's a pediatrician, too) first at the Paseo Verde […]
Jeffrey Brown — the New York Times bestselling cartoonist and author-illustrator of the Jedi Academy series, "Darth Vader & Son," and "Vader's Little Princess" — is one of more than a dozen authors set to present at the Henderson Reads Book Festival on Saturday, April 20. But you can beat the crowds and see him first […]
Thirty incredible writers have each created a 1-minute poem inspired by a random number. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
The Valley's biggest kidlit celebration is back with more than a dozen authors of picture books, middle grade books and young adult works ready to read to and meet with children in a cram-packed multi-stage schedule. Presenters set to visit include: picture book authors and illustrators Greg Neri, Kelly Greenawalt, Matthew Holm, Steve Light, and […]
Features performances by local poets, including Emily Ajir, Garrett James Dillon, and Janice Parker. Hosted by Shwa Laytart of Avantpop Bookstore. Stylish attire is encouraged. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
Bock, an associate professor in UNLV's department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, will read from her recent book about customized graduation caps, "Claiming Space: Performing the Personal through Decorated Mortarboards." The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
Organized crime in Philadelphia is often overshadowed by underworld intrigues 100 miles up the road in New York, but the City of Brotherly Love has a rich Mob story of its own. In a program dubbed "It's Not Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Organized Crime in the City of Brotherly Love," a panel of authors, journalists, […]
Songwriter/singer/guitarist Bruce Cockburn has embraced folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles and is deeply respected for his activism and humanist song lyrics. He relased 35 albums, and has won 12 JUNO Awards and been nominated for 32. He's also the author of "Rumours of Glory," an autubiography. “My job,” he explains, “is to try and […]
Around the Campfire is a live storytelling event that takes place on the last Friday of the month and features different themes and topics.
Ten poets compete for cash prizes — three rounds, three winners. Not to mention music, cheap drink specials, games, prizes for the audience, and local vendors. Y2K attire Encouraged. Hosted and curated by Sadie the Poetry Princess. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter […]
Elgrably is the editor of "Stories from the Center of the World," which gathers new writing by 25 authors from the greater Middle East region, including Palestine, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, and Morocco. He talks with former Black Mountain Institute fellow Ahmed Naji, author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison." The List […]
This wide-ranging event, themed to ideas of "water," will feature music, dance, poetry, and more, featuring guest performer Joshua Roman, a cellist, composer, and musician in residence at the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Presented by Black Mountain Institute. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
An intimate evening of themed poetry featuring local writes such as Emily Hoover, Charlene Stegman Moskal, Aaliyah, and others. Presented by Avantpop Bookstore. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
Around the Campfire is a live storytelling event that takes place on the last Friday of the month and features different themes and topics.
Around the Campfire is a live storytelling event that takes place on the last Friday of the month and features different themes and topics.
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