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Posted inWestern Lit/Books

Not exactly a guidebook: Sydney Martinez’s book, ‘Finding Nevada Wild,’ is packed with stories of Silver State sights and sounds

by Sarah Russell September 7, 2025

The 300-page book is organized into chapters by interest or activity, on hot springs, camping, beautiful drives, rural bars, dark skies, rockhounding and more.

Posted inWestern Lit/Books

Lit Crawl lives on: Despite severe federal cuts, supporters and artists step up to make this year’s Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl a reality

by Jason Sarna September 2, 2025
Posted inWestern Lit/Books

American dreaming: David Jacinto’s latest novel is based on his ancestors’ route to California

by RN&R Staff July 24, 2025
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Time to write: After a busy career and raising a family, Laura Newman is now a full-time author, and ‘Darling of the Black Rock Desert’ is her newest book 

by Kris Vagner July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture

A geography of faces: The Portrait Society of Reno’s book is an album of Nevadans’ images and personalities 

Frank X. Mullen by Frank X. Mullen June 3, 2025
Posted inWestern Lit/Books

Giant spiders, pronoun shifts and reassurance: Naseem Jamnia’s new horror-fantasy novel aims to make tweens feel seen 

by Sarah Russell May 13, 2025
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A complicated legacy: Dani Putney, the non-binary child of a mail-order bride, comes to peace with a fractured identity

by Max Stone April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
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Learning to love: Arian Katsimbras distills a harrowing childhood into tender poetry

by Max Stone March 12, 2025March 12, 2025
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Meet Michael Branch: The author examines the environment using literary criticism—and humor 

by Max Stone January 7, 2025January 7, 2025
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Overcoming an unstable childhood: A Tahoe writer’s memoir tells a powerful story

by Staff November 27, 2024November 27, 2024
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Willy Vlautin is coming home: The Reno native headlines the new Reno Author Fest

by Sarah Russell November 5, 2024
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Eyes on the road: A retired patrol officer’s second book of stories from the field

by Staff October 22, 2024

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