Books

We recommend these works by Nevadans or about Nevada — or both! — for your holiday shopping.

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Author KB Brookins believes in the power of the written, and spoken, word to change lives. Their story, chronicled in Pretty: A Memoir, is living proof

New cookbook turns musicals into fun family recipes

Amid a resurgence of bookstores in the valley, we visit four recent additions

The climate dystopia in Muriel Leung’s debut novel is right at home in Las Vegas, rain and all

Southern Nevada loves to read, given the popularity of its bookstores and libraries. And summertime may be the best time to pick up a book.

The road trip in Elegy, Southwest takes us through climate change, grief, art, and the fragile state of a marriage

Maryam Ala Amjadi on the history of Iranian female resistance, the paradox of Tehran, and the celebration of Nowruz

Does your love life lack kindling? Tonya Todd has the spark