Book Reviews

Juan Martinez on Las Vegas as inspiration for his new novel literalizing the horror of capitalism, trauma, and xenophobia

Erin Langner's new collection of essays on escape have much for local readers to enjoy, if they can lower their Las Vegas defenses

A brief encounter in Searchlight at the start of a long journey through Nevada.

A new book follows people attempting to escape life in LV’s storm drains.

A UNLV professor examines the immigration mess as it plays out in the streets and “strip-mall courtrooms” of Las Vegas.

In Desert Notebooks, author Ben Ehrenreich ponders the future through the lenses of climate change, the desert, mythology, time — and Las Vegas.

A novel based on the PEPCON explosion tells a story that could have happened anywhere.

A new book examines the Bundy movement through the lens of Mormonism.

A new book takes a deep look at the acclaimed, iconic — and cantankerous — Nevada artist.

Two new books of local interest place you at a crossroads. In one direction, Nevada poet Shaun T. Griffin beckons