Bestselling Authors Katherine Stewart & Tim Alberta Discuss Separation Of Church & State Oct. 18 At Las Vegas Book Festival

Plan To Attend Free Festival Oct. 18, 10 A.M.-5 P.M. At Historic Fifth Street School

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 6, 2025) - New York Times bestselling authors Katherine Stewart and Tim Alberta will discuss the separation of church and state at the 2025 Las Vegas Book Festival at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Historic Fifth Street School auditorium. Stewart, author of liberal-leaning 2025 bestseller "Money, Lies, And God: Inside The Movement To Destroy American Democracy," will discuss her views on the topic with bestselling author and award-winning journalist Tim Alberta. Alberta is a staff writer for The Atlantic and former chief political correspondent for POLITICO. In 2023, he published "The Kingdom, The Power, And The Glory: American Evangelicals In An Age Of Extremism," which spent 11 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. KTNV-TV 13 Senior Political Reporter Steve Sebelius will moderate the discussion.

Other headline authors at the festival will include former U.S. Senator Richard Bryan, former Nevada Governor Bob Miller; authors from The New York Times Bestsellers list, including Taylor Jenkins Reid, Jasmine Guillory and Julie Murphy; and all the rest of the authors from Disney's Meant To Be romantic comedy series - Christina Lauren, Zoraida Córdova and Jesse Q. Sutanto. The headline authors will have their books for sale and will hold book signings after their panel discussions. See the schedule.

Open to all ages, the Las Vegas Book Festival, now in its 24th year, returns to Las Vegas Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plan to attend this free annual event held downtown at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.

More than 100 published authors will participate this year. A full list of participating authors and schedule of book festival activities that includes panel discussions, book signings, arts and crafts for children and read-alongs is available at lasvegasbookfestival.com.

The Las Vegas Book Festival is presented by the city of Las Vegas, with support from media sponsors KTNV-TV 13, AudacyLV, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, gold sponsor NV Energy, and silver sponsors Nevada Public Radio and The Plaza Hotel & Casino. The festival also includes support from Nevada Humanities, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Clark County Parks & Recreation. For updates and information, visit lasvegasbookfestival.com.

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Photos from previous book festivals are available for download at https://cityoflasvegas.smugmug.com/event/lvbf.

About the Las Vegas Book Festival

The Las Vegas Book Festival is presented by the city of Las Vegas, with support from media sponsors KTNV-TV 13, AudacyLV, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, gold sponsor NV Energy, and silver sponsors Nevada Public Radio and The Plaza Hotel & Casino. The festival also includes support from Nevada Humanities, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Clark County Parks & Recreation. More than 100 published authors will participate this year. This 24th annual celebration of the written, spoken and illustrated word is free and open to all ages. Through the years, the festival has presented countless well-known authors, panel discussions, readings, workshops and book signings. Topics of interest include politics, social issues, history, popular fiction, cooking and science fiction. There is something for everyone. For information, please visit lasvegasbookfestival.com . Keep up with festival news on Facebook and X (#VegasBookFest).

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