The 8915 W. Charleston Barnes & Noble signing schedule includes: Jeff Henderson, signing his first cookbook, "Chef Jeff Cooks: In the Kitchen with America's Inspirational New Culinary Star," 7 p.m. Wednesday; David L. Selby signing "Lincoln's Better Angel," 7 p.m. Thursday; and Raymond Arroyo, signing "Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures," 7 p.m. Monday.
TRANSLATORS TO DISCUSS WORK ON 'POET IN NEW YORK'
UNLV professor Pablo Medina and Eugene Lang College professor Mark Statman will discuss their new translation of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia's "Poet in New York" in a discussion with UNLV English department chair Douglas Unger at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Barrick Museum Auditorium at UNLV. The event is free and open to the public.
TONY CURTIS TO VISIT TOWN SQUARE BORDERS
Local resident, iconic film star, artist and now author Tony Curtis is set to speak about his book "American Prince: A Memoir" at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Town Square Borders, 6521 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
PANORAMIC PHOTOS FILL BOOK
"Vegas 360?," the latest panoramic book by photographer Thomas Schiff, is on sale through Nov. 30 at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.
The book, which includes 77 panoramic photos of the Las Vegas skyline, complements an exhibition at the museum.
For more information, call 360-8000 visit www.las vegasartmuseum.org.
CHEESECAKE AND CRIME WELCOMES CRIME AUTHORS
Cheesecake and Crime, 10545 S. Eastern Ave., will welcome Henry Hill, whose autobiography inspired "Goodfellas," and local crime author Dennis N. Griffin at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
BLACK MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE
The Black Mountain Institute's author presentations continue with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon speaking at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, in a reading co-sponsored by Nevada Humanities, the city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
State Sen. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, is set to act as host for an author's panel titled "The Role of Race and Gender in the 2008 Election," featuring Susan Faludi, Katha Pollitt and Farai Chideya, at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Doc Rando Hall in the Beam Music Center at UNLV.
Presentations are free and open to the public.
For more information, visit blackmountain.unlv.edu or call 895-5542.
LOCAL AUTHOR NAMED A MOONBEAM AWARD FINALIST
Jorge Betancourt Polanco's first book, "Dreamygirl's Field of Wishes," is one of five finalists in the Spanish language category for the Independent Publishers Association's Moonbeam Awards for 2009.
The gold, silver and bronze winners will be announced in January at the American Library Association's annual conference in Denver.
SUMMERLIN PHYSICIAN'S BOOK FINALIST FOR ARIZONA AWARD
Summerlin-area resident Leonard Kreisler's "Persons of Interest" is one of four finalists in the Unpublished Novel Category of the Arizona Authors Association's 2008 Literary Contest.
The physician and former University Medical Center chief of staff also is the author of "Death By Any Means."
BOOK FESTIVAL TO FEATURE LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUTHORS
The Vegas Valley Book Festival is set for Nov. 6-8.
Festival highlights include literature panels, a Local Authors' Expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Fifth Street School, at Lewis Avenue and Fourth Street, and the Target Children's Book Festival, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 outside the Fifth Street School in the Centennial Plaza.
The Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, will host a comics expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8.
First Friday galleries are expected to get into the act with exhibitions on the illustrated word and slam poetry performances.
Visiting presenters for this year include Neil Gaiman and Michael Chabon. Gaiman fans looking for a sneak peek at his presentation style can visit his blog at journal.neilgaiman.com. The blog features videos of Gaiman reading from his newly released work "The Graveyard Book."
For more information about the Vegas Valley Book Festival, visit www.artslasvegas.org/vvbf or call 229-5431.
MIC IS OPEN ON THURSDAYS
Writers, poets and acoustic musicians are welcome to perform during open mic nights starting at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Cheesecake and Crime, 10545 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 100.
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS AMONG CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The NeverEnding Story children's bookshop, 9440 W. Sahara Ave., No. 120, now offers birthday parties.
Parents can select the do-it-yourself option, with room rental only, or they can go all out with a hosted theme party, which can include decorations, storytime, dancing and crafts.
Prices begin at $50 for the do-it-yourself option and $150 for a hosted party.
For details, call 869-8943.
BOOKSTORE OFFERS WRITERS GROUP ON WEDNESDAYS
Borders bookstore has a writers group at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 2190 N. Rainbow Blvd.
POETRY SERVED UP ONCE WEEKLY AT REJAVANATE
The ReJAVAnate coffee house hosts live poetry performances from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays.
Some of the selections are intense and not intended for all ages. The shop is located at 3300 E. Flamingo Road, No. 23. Call 253-7721 for more information.
LEARN MORE ABOUT AREA AUTHORS
Authors are invited to share information with readers and other writers at the 18Q Web site, www.eighteenquestions. com.
Surveys are posted on the Web site and sent out as part of The Fabulist Flash, a weekly eZine.
AUTHOR IS REGULAR AT AIRPORT
Just about every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., readers can catch William Slick Hanner, co-author of "Thief! The Gutsy, True Story of an Ex-con Artist" signing books at the McCarran International Airport Borders. For information about the book, visit Thieftruestory.com.
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