Local author Lynn Crain plans to share tips for writing dynamic love scenes during a meeting with the Las Vegas Writers Group 7 p.m. Thursday in the private meeting room at Sean Patrick's Pub, 8255 W. Flamingo Road. An event fee of $5 will be charged.
Crain's presentation is expected to include a discussion of methods for instilling scenes with emotion and description to draw the reader into the work.
For more information, e-mail Vic Cravello at vicjan@cox.net or visit http://writers.meetup.com/23/.
HENDERSON WRITERS ORGANIZE BOOK EXPO
The Henderson Writers' Group plans to hold a book expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the 567 N. Stephanie St. Barnes & Noble.
Area authors set to participate include: Dennis Griffin, Anthony Ferri, Gregory Kompes, Jack Miller, Vikkie Vaughan, Lupe Bloch, Roger Storkamp, Michael Hazard, Susan Rainey, Yvonne Cloutier, Gilbert Loy Cook, Ok Soon Schroeder, Inez Gautreau, Stephen Grogan, Jo Wilkins, Richard Draude, Tena Thompson, Morgan St. James, Stephen Nasser, Deborah Wall, Trish Geran and Judi Moreo.
Personal enrichment books will be featured from 10 a.m. to noon, memoirs and historical fictions from noon to 2 p.m., non-fiction and political fiction from 2 to 4 p.m. and science fiction and general fiction from 4 to 6 p.m.
HUGHES BOOK SIGNING SET
Geoff Schumacher, author of "Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia & Palace Intrigue," will be available to sign copies from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books, 2190 N. Rainbow Blvd.
Schumacher is the director of community publications for Stephens Media and a weekly columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES TO FEATURE LITERARY TOPICS
UNLV's University Forum lecture series has two literary lectures scheduled for March. William Kittredge, author and producer of "A River Runs Through It;" Annick Smith, author and founding member of the Sundance Film Institute; and Greer Chesher, author of "Heart of the Desert Wild," winner of the Utah Book Award for Nonfiction" are scheduled to participate in a panel discussion titled Writing the West set for 7:30 p.m. March 4 in UNLV's Barrick Museum Auditorium.
The museum also is set to host a presentation titled The Geometries of Fiction, 7:30 p.m. March 13. UNLV English Department Chairman Douglas Unger plans to present 3-dimensional computer graphics designed to represent reader responses to novels.
Forum lectures are free and open to the public. Visit http://liberalarts.unlv.edu/forum.htm or call 895-3401 for information.
Hill Harper's "Letters to a Young Brother" will be discussed in a book club meeting 4:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the CSN President's Conference Room E327 at the 6375 W. Charleston Blvd. campus.
PLANS IN WORKS FOR LAS VEGAS WRITERS' CONFERENCE
The Henderson Writers' Group-sponsored 2008 Las Vegas Writers' Conference is set for April 17-19 at Sam's Town. For more information, visit www.Lasvegaswritersconference.com or call 564-2488.
LIBRARY DISTRICT TO PUT ON ANNUAL BIG READ PROGRAM
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District are teaming up again to encourage adults to read with The Big Read program.
For the second year, one book has been selected for valley-wide reading and discussion. Last year, residents explored "The Joy Luck Club." This year's book is "The Great Gatsby."
Signups begin April 1 at all library branches. A book festival is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Visit www.lvccld.org for details.
BARNS AND NOBLE HOSTS A VARIETY OF BOOK CLUBS
Mornings with Mari Book Club meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month; the Best Book You've Never Read book group meets the second Sunday of the month at 7 p.m.; Our Desert Hearts book group meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Barnes and Noble, 8915 W. Charleston Blvd.
SCIENCE FICTION GROUP MEETS SUNDAYS AT LIBRARY
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Club (SNAFFU) meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. 507-3400.
BOOKSTORE OFFERS WRITER'S GROUP ON WEDNESDAYS
Borders bookstore, has a writers' group at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 2190 N. Rainbow Blvd.
AMAZING READS BOOK CLUB MEETS AT WEST CHARLESTON
The Amazing Reads Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. 507-3940.
BOOK LOVERS BISTRO
The Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., welcomes readers to the Book Lovers Bistro the second Tuesday of the month. 507-4010.
CHAT ABOUT BOOKS AT SUMMERLIN LIBRARY
Join Book Chat Café members at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 10:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month. 507-3860.
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