Topic: books and literature

Shakespeare's First Folio
Arts and Culture | August 31, 2016

University Libraries packs the month with 14 events to celebrate the playwright's First Folio! exhibit. Plans include lectures, performances, and kids activities.

Marquin Parks
People | April 8, 2016

When Marquin Parks challenged his class to read more, he found his own voice as a writer. Now the College of Education alumnus has two book series under his belt.

Beverly Rogers
People | November 10, 2015

Ardent collector and UNLV alumna Beverly Rogers on the value of books as historic artifacts.

Richard Wiley
People | November 10, 2015

Black Mountain Institute co-founder and globetrotting author Richard Wiley reflects on life after BMI and the gift of international perspective in an international city.

girl reading a book
Arts and Culture | November 10, 2015

UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute heads into its second decade: A roundtable discussion on mission, money, and dreams in the Republic of Letters.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Arts and Culture | November 6, 2015

A place of support for graduate students? A space for writers to solidify their ideas? A venue for provocative conversations? The Black Mountain Institute is that and more. This series examines its impact on UNLV and its plans for the future.

Joshua Shenk
People | September 10, 2015

The acclaimed writer and new executive director of the Black Mountain Institute on the personal nature of art, the importance of creative partnership, and his long and winding road to Las Vegas.

Student reads outside
Arts and Culture | August 31, 2015

These Black Mountain Institute-affiliated writers have been garnering national reviews with works that pull readers in and push their boundaries.

Alumna Alissa Nutting holding a microphone
People | October 29, 2013

Alumna Alissa Nutting made headlines this summer with her controversial and acclaimed first novel. She'll read from the book about a beautiful teacher who preys on her young male students at this weekend's book festival.

Thelma Todd in a still from 1931
People | July 18, 2013

Murdered by a mobster? A surprising suicide? Alumnus says the truth behind Thelma Todd’s death wouldn’t make a dramatic movie ending.