It’s getting cold in Las Vegas, which is nice after that brutal summer. And for many people, reading a good book is the perfect thing to do when it’s this cold out.
Four local authors and editors spoke with us about their new books. Additionally, KNPR staff and listeners also recommended some titles.
Books mentioned in this program:
- Dream City by Douglas Unger
- Comics Lit Vol. 1 edited by Tonya Todd and A.R. Farina
- Sex Work Today: Erotic Labor in the Twenty-First Century edited by Bernadette Barton, Barbara G. Brents and Angela Jones
- Bellowing at the Volcano by Harry Fagel
- Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa
- I Am on the Hit List by Rollo Romig
- My Life in Nevada Politics by Richard Bryan with John L. Smith
- The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
- The Gringo Champion by Aura Xilonen
Guests: Douglas Unger, author and professor of English, UNLV; Tonya Todd, author, editor, and actress; Harry Fagel, poet and author; Barb Brents, author, editor, and professor of sociology, UNLV
