BOOKMARK

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Neon publication to NEON, Attn: Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

SIGNINGS

Susan Ray Schmidt will have a book signing for "His Favorite Wife: Trapped in Polygamy" and Laurie Allen will have a DVD signing of "Banking on Heaven: Polygamy in the Heartland of the American West" 3-5 p.m. today at Borders bookstore, 2323 S. Decatur Blvd.; 258-0999. Susan Ray Schmidt will also have a signing at noon Saturday at Barnes and Noble, 8915 W. Charleston Blvd.; 242-1987.

EVENTS

Arlene Hoag, author of "Do-It-Yourself Emergency Preparedness, How Ordinary People Prepare for Extra-Ordinary Events," will explain how to prepare for and survive potential disasters specific to Las Vegas at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. Hoag will also be available to sign her book.

A free Creative Media Workshop discussing creative writing, poetry, songwriting, screenwriting, publishing, Podcasting and more will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday at Barnes and Noble, 8915 W. Charleston Blvd.

Mornings with Mari Book Club meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month; the Best Book You've Never Read book group meets the second Sunday of the month at 7 p.m.; Our Desert Hearts book group meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Barnes and Noble, 8915 W. Charleston Blvd.

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Club (SNAFFU) meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.

Borders bookstore, has a writers' group at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 2190 N. Rainbow Blvd.

The Amazing Reads Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.

Whitney Library's Book Bistro meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 5175 E. Tropicana Ave.

The Brown Bag Book Club meets at 11 a.m. on the second Thursday of the month at the Laughlin Library, 2840 S. Needles Highway.

The Great Books Reading & Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. At the next meeting, the group will be discussing "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Raymond Carver; and the Contemporary Fiction Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.

The Rainbow Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, and Cover 2 Cover Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive.

The Murder of the Month Book Discussion Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave.

The Socrates Cafe, a discussion group on "Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern Day discovery through World Philosophy" by Christopher Phillips, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Reading Room at Mandalay Place, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

The Spring Valley Book Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd.

The Summerlin Library Book Chat Cafe meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.

The Sahara West Book Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month, and the Murder in the Library club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month and 10 a.m. the following Wednesday of each month at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.