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Las Vegas Book Briefs for Oct. 16-22, 2014

Literary events this week include Scott Dickensheet’s visit to the Las Vegas Writers Group, the Vegas Valley Book Festival, a memoir-writing workshop by Joanne D. Gilbert and a signing for the biography “Tony Sacca: Las Vegas Ambassador of Entertainment A 50 Year Journey.”

Dining Pick of the Week: Gimme Some Sugar

It’s no wonder why author Ernestine Ulmer advised individuals to eat dessert first: life is always better when you have some sugar. So, it was sweet when college friends Ashley Mastowski and Kristen LoVullo combined their passion for pastries and business backgrounds to open Gimme Some Sugar in 2009.