Topic: books and literature

several books
Arts and Culture | April 5, 2017

Librarian Priscilla Finley recommends some of her favorite Las Vegas-set reads for the beach or your backyard.

Several covers of Believer magazine
Arts and Culture | March 30, 2017

The Believer, one of the world's leading journals of arts and culture, is a five-time finalist for the National Magazine Award; publication part of BMI mission to connect writers, and literary imagination, to public life.

Priscilla Finley
Arts and Culture | February 8, 2017

Humanities Librarian Priscilla Finley on the depictions of our city in the new "Writers Imagine Las Vegas" exhibit at Lied Library.

Tim Gauthier
Research | February 2, 2017

Liberal arts professor Tim Gauthier explores post-9/11 fiction to determine what these stories say about how the tragedy changed us.

Georgiann Davis speaks at TEDx51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
Research | December 15, 2016

Georgiann Davis, intersex educator and advocate, seeks to inform the current sociopolitical discourse on the subject through her new book.

David J. Morris
Campus News | October 14, 2016

David J. Morris' 'Evil Hours,' a gripping personal account of PTSD and its treatments, is worthy of conversation for all of us.

Katherine Keller with book
Arts and Culture | September 23, 2016

Library technician Katherine Keller is fighting censorship of comic books and graphic novels through her work with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Shakespeare's First Folio
Arts and Culture | August 31, 2016

University Libraries packs the month with 14 events to celebrate the playwright's First Folio! exhibit. Plans include lectures, performances, and kids activities.

Marquin Parks
People | April 8, 2016

When Marquin Parks challenged his class to read more, he found his own voice as a writer. Now the College of Education alumnus has two book series under his belt.

Beverly Rogers
People | November 10, 2015

Ardent collector and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumna Beverly Rogers on the value of books as historic artifacts.

Richard Wiley
People | November 10, 2015

Black Mountain Institute co-founder and globetrotting author Richard Wiley reflects on life after BMI and the gift of international perspective in an international city.