BOOK BRIEFS

'THE FOOD TEMPTRESS' AUTHOR TO MEET WITH READERS AT BISTRO

Rekaya Gibson will sign "The Food Temptress" from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Moxie Java Bistro, 4370 W. Cheyenne Ave., No. 107.

JaY MacLarty to speak to writers group

Las Vegas Writers Group Meetup member Jay MacLarty is set to be the group's featured speaker at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Tap House, 5589 W. Charleston Blvd. Event fee is $5. For more information, visit www.meetup.com/Las-Vegas-Writers/.

STEPHEN COVEY TO SPEAK TO NEVADANS DURING INTERNET EVENT

Stephen Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," will share his insight on what changes can be made to help Nevada businesses and consumers survive during a free Web event sponsored by Nevada State Bank from 9 to 10 a.m. on Thursday. The presentation can be accessed over the Internet. Register by visiting www.nsbank.com/covey.

CHAT TO FEATURE NEW HOLIDAY RELEASE

Join in a Library Tree Lane special Carr Chat featuring host Robyn Carr talking about her new holiday release, "That Holiday Feeling," a collaboration between Carr, Debbie Macomber and Sherryl Woods. The free event is set for noon to 1 p.m. on Friday at the Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway. Register to attend at www.mypubliclibrary.com or by phone at 492-6584.

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY GROUP TO WELCOME JO WILKINS

Jo Wilkins, president of the Henderson Writers Group and co-founder of Mystic Publishers, will talk about her science fiction novels "Tyranny's Prisoner," "Tyranny's Outpost" and "Tyranny's Alliance," and discuss how prospective writers can get their work published during a 2 p.m. Sunday Southern Nevada Science Fiction and Fantasy Society Union meeting at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. For more information, call 507-3458.

CUPCAKERY LOCATION TO HOST SIGNING

"Chef Joey's Cupcake Creation" author Brenda L. Tuttle plans a book signing from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the 7175 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Cupcakery.

ROMANCE WRITER TO SPEAK TO GROUP

Erotic romance author Nadia Aidan is set to speak on creating a synopsis at the next Romance Writers of America Cactus Rose Chapter meeting at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave.

'IT HAPPENED IN VEGAS' AUTHOR TO DISCUSS EVENTS THAT SHAPED HISTORY

Meet Paul Papa, the author of "It Happened in Vegas: Remarkable Events That Shaped History," at noon on Nov. 27 at the 567 N. Stephanie St. Barnes & Noble.

SINATRA BOOK EVENT PLANNED

Learn more about the book "Jilly! Sinatra's Right-Hand Man" from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 28 at Mastrioni's, 3330 S. Hualapai Way, No 160.

Written with the participation of William Rizzo and Joseph Rizzo, the book tells the story of Jilly Rizzo, a Manhattan club owner who was Frank Sinatra's friend for more than 35 years.

Club to discuss Ken Kensey's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest'

Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and Tom Wolfe's "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" will be the next books up for study on Dec. 8 by the Literature Club, a discussion group led by Michael's Used Bookstore proprietor Michael Clark. The club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. inside the ReJAVAnate coffee house, 3300 E. Flamingo Road, No. 23.

The club plans to discuss Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 1972" and Theodore H. White's "Making of a President 1972" on Jan. 12.

Readers can sign up for the club via e-mail at Michaelsbooks@aol.com. For more information, visit http://www.myspace.com/michaelsusedbooks.

BLACK MOUNTAIN FORUMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Black Mountain Institute is sponsoring and co-sponsoring presentations by a series of literary thinkers.

From 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, the UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum Auditorium, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, will host a reading with Er Tai Gao.

Albanian poet and former BMI Fellow Luljeta Lleshanaku will read from her new collection "Child of Nature" at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Barrick Museum Auditorium.

For more information, call 895-5542 or e-mail blackmountaininstitute@unlv.edu.

'SILENT HEROES' AUTHOR TO PARTICIPATE IN NEVADA TEST SITE TOUR FUNDRAISER

Tour the Nevada Test Site on Dec. 4 with people who made cold war history -- retired CIA, Lockheed & Area 51 personal. Kyril Plaskon, author of "Silent Heroes of the Cold War Declassified," will be among the tour guides, as will chairman of the Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial Committee Steve Ririe.

Lunch and drinks will be provided. Each participant also will receive a copy of Plaskon's book and a T-shirt.

Participants are asked to make a $200 donation to the Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial.

The tour bus is set to depart from the Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road, at 8 a.m. and return there after 3 p.m.

To register, log on to www.ColdWarMonument.org and select "Events," call Steve Ririe at 302-7580 or e-mail Coldwarmonument@aol.com.

TOWN SQUARE BORDERS TO HOST 'ULTIMATE FILM FESTIVAL SURVIVAL GUIDE' AUTHOR

Chris Gore is set to discuss "Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide" at 3 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the 6521 Las Vegas Blvd. South Borders in Town Square.

Gore, the host of the Independant Film Channel's "Ultimate Film Fanatic," has traveled to more than 100 festivals as a critic, judge and filmmaker. His book offers analysis of the top 10 festivals, tips on film publicity and information about his online film festival database.

BOOKSTORE OFFERS WRITERS GROUP ON TUESDAYS

Borders bookstore hosts a free writers group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the 2190 N. Rainbow Blvd. location.

PAT MULROY HONORED IN NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK

The Public Education Foundation released a new children's book based on the life of Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Southern Nevada Water Authority. "A Hero Named Pat," written by Marilyn Dondero Loop and designed and illustrated by Mike Miller and William Verrill, made its debut at The Public Education Foundation's 13th annual Education Heroes Award Dinner.

The foundation began publishing the heroes books in 2006 with "A Hero Named Thalia" in honor of Thalia Dondero. In subsequent years, "A Hero Named Bruce," was published in honor of Bruce Woodbury, and "A Hero Named Jan," put the spotlight on Jan Jones.

The foundation places a copy in each Clark County public library and in the libraries of all elementary and middle schools in the Clark County School District.

Copies are available for purchase online for $25, including shipping and handling, at www.thepef.org.

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.

AUTHOR'S BOOK TO BE INCLUDED IN NATIONAL AUDIO LIBRARY

Local author Sid Goodman has been recording books for the national organization Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic for more than six years.

Recently, Goodman learned his new children's book, "Grandpa's Unfatootzer," was accepted for inclusion into the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic library for use by reading and sight challenged children in grades kindergarten through third.

For more information about the book, contact Goodman at shgauthor@embarqmail.com.

BOULDER CITY SENIOR CENTER WELCOMES WRITERS ROUNDTABLE

The Writers Roundtable is held on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Boulder City Senior Center, 813 Arizona St. The group encourages and supports writers at all levels, published and unpublished. All ages are welcome.

For more information, call Doris at 294-1930.

SENIOR POET WINS SECOND LAUREATE AWARD

Retired nurse Jane Logan, 79, from Sparks, has won the 2009 Nevada Senior Poet Laureate Award for her sonnet "The Trumpet's Mission" in the 17th annual national Senior Poets Laureate competition. Logan won the 2007 National Senior Poet Laureate award for her sonnet "Mona Lisa's Last Day of Posing."

The annual literary event, sponsored by Amy Kitchener's Angels Without Wings Foundation of Monterey, Calif., is open to all American poets born before 1959. All state laureate poems enter a finals round from which the best-overall poem is chosen as national winner.

Patricia Frolander, 66, from Sundance, Wyo., won the 2009 National Senior Poet Laureate Award. Details about the contest, and all winners' poems, appear in the online anthology Golden Words, which can be found at www.amykitchenerfdn.org.

ALIANTE LIBRARY TO HOST WRITERS GROUP

Writers of all ages are invited to the Aliante Library's writers group from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. The group will be led by retired creative writing teacher Kathleen Shrader. For more information, call the 2400 W. Deer Springs Way library at 839-2980.

HENDERSON LIBRARIES SELL BOOKS IN-HOUSE AND ONLINE

Readers can support Henderson Libraries through in-library and online book sales. A store has been created through Amazon.com and can be reached by visiting www.mypubliclibrary.com and selecting "book sales."

In-library book sales are held at the Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway, the Gibson Library, 280 S. Water St. and the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway.

SUN CITY WRITER'S WINNING STORY APPEARS IN MAGAZINE

Sun City Summerlin writer Gil Stern won first-place in a monthly writing competition sponsored by Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. His one-page mystery, "A Bag of Tricks" appears in the Nov. 9 edition of the publication. The 75-year-old retired advertising and public relations professional also wrote gags and skits for comedians and children's television.