WHAT: Acclaimed author and journalist Steve Friess will discuss and answer questions about his book, "Gay Vegas: A Guide to the Other Side of Sin City"

WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: UNLV Lied Library's first floor extended study lounge

DETAILS: "Gay Vegas: A Guide to the Other Side of Sin City," is an examination of Las Vegas through a gay and lesbian lens.

Friess is a Las Vegas-based freelance writer and regular contributor to USA Today, The New York Times, Newsweek, and dozens of other major periodicals. He is also a Las Vegas Weekly columnist and a regular contributor to KNPR's "State of Nevada." A Las Vegas resident since 1996, he founded the Las Vegas chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Friess and his partner, KVBC executive producer Miles Smith, co-host the weekly celebrity-interview podcast, "The Strip."

Friess will be available for a book signing following the presentation.