The ‘neon oasis’ known as Sin City has spawned many a tale of gangsters and gambling, but its literature also reveals that there is more to Las Vegas than the Strip. Maile Chapman offers a guided tour
November 2010
Guardian first book award: Maile Chapman
The Guardian Books podcast
Latin America at the checkpoint
October 2010
Guardian first book award: tweet for your favourite author
Read extracts from our reviews of all the shortlisted books for the Guardian first book award 2010 and send a tweet for the author you think should win
August 2010
Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto by Maile Chapman
Lucy Ellmann is drawn into a vividly realised first novel set in a women's sanatorium in Finland
