Authors making the rounds in time for Christmas
Local author Matthew O’Brien signs copies of his “Beneath the Neon” and “My Week at the Blue Angel” at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Barnes & Noble at 3860 S. Maryland Parkway.
Sid Brodkin is starting his literary career at the vintage age of 85. He signs his "Boro Park, Vegas and All the In-Betweens," at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Summerlin Costco store.
Other books you might like:
- “Just to Watch Him Die,” edited by Caleb S. Cage and available on Amazon. It’s a collection of short fiction and includes a piece by Nevada Writers Hall of Fame member Lee Barnes. The theme is taken from the lyric of the famous Johnny Cash song, “Folsom Prison Blues:” “I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.”
- “Lucky Luciano: The Rise of a Mob Boss,” by UNLV professor William Donati. It takes the reader through the life of one of America’s most infamous gangsters.
