Oct. 18 Las Vegas Book Festival Features Bestselling Author Taylor Jenkins Reid

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

LAS VEGAS (Sept. 30, 2025) - The 2025 Las Vegas Book Festival will feature renowned author and screenwriter Taylor Jenkins Reid for a conversation at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Historic Fifth Street School auditorium. Reid is the author of New York Times bestsellers "Daisy Jones & the Six," New York Times No. 1-rated "Carrie Soto Is Back," "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and more. Las Vegas Review-Journal Neon host and content creator JJ Snyder will conduct the interview Reid. She will sign her latest book, "Atmosphere," after her interview.

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 Katherine Stewart, Tim Alberta, 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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Editor's Note: Photos of participating authors and book jackets, as well as brief author biographies, are available for download; no password is required. Click the links to download:

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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