Tag Archives: Beneath the Neon

Book Review: My Week at the Blue Angel

Posted on July 30, 2014 by admin

  “Nevada Book Review” gives My Week at the Blue Angel, published by Huntington Press, a glowing review. This nonfiction book was written by Matthew O’Brien, who is also the author of Beneath the Neon, another Huntington Press book. March … Continue reading →

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What it’s like to live in a sewer beneath the bright lights of Las Vegas

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

Canada’s Globe and Mail talks to author Matt O’Brien, author of Huntington Press’ internationally acclaimed bestseller, Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas. Jan. 18, 2013 “Vegas has built up a reputation as one of … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Las Vegas Author Matthew O’Brien – Part 1

Posted on September 16, 2012 by admin

Noir Nation talks to best-selling Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien in a two-part interview. Aug. 29, 2012 Matthew O’Brien’s debut book Beneath the Neon (Huntington Press, 2007) has taken the world by “storm.” Matt spent years exploring the mysteries of the … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas: Bright Lights, Big City, Small Town

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

NPR’s State of the Reunion visits Las Vegas, and hears from Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien about the homless people whose lives he’s explored in Beneath the Neon and My Week at the Blue Angel. Residents narrate the city’s rise during … Continue reading →

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The end of the American Dream

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

France 24, the 24/7 international news channel, gives a glowing review to Huntington Press author Matthew O’Brien’s acclaimed insight into the lives of the displaced people who occupy a parallel universe,  living in the storm drains underneath the Las Vegas Strip. … Continue reading →

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Literary Las Vegas

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Anna Stothard, who has just made the Orange Prize longlist, goes in search of the places famous writers found decadence and excess in Sin City. Her guide to the underworld is Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien. March 24, 2012 “Hunter … Continue reading →

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Beneath the Neon

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

  Feb. 10. 2011 One day while spending too much time on Facebook, longtime friend and artists Logan Hicks made a post about Beneath the Neon. After reading three sentences in I knew that I needed a copy stat.

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My Week at the Blue Angel

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

October 27, 2010 ThrillistVegas gives some love to Huntington Press’ new title My Week at the Blue Angel. Author Matthew O’Brien of Beneath The Neon journeys back to the depths of Vegas to deliver unclean tales of prostitutes, ex-cons, homeless … Continue reading →

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Get Married in Vegas

Posted on October 21, 2010 by admin

Season 2, Episode 3 of MTV’s reality show The Buried Life referred to Huntington Press’ international best-seller Beneath the Neon, which

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Las Vegas inferno

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin

September 2, 2010 Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s Beneath the Neon was featured in the Sept. 2 issue of France’s popular Le Monde newspaper.

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Homeless People Live in Tunnels Under Las Vegas

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

August 10, 2010 With Nearly 14,000 Homeless People in Las Vegas, Some Seek Shelter Underground Journalist Matt O’Brien wrote a book, Beneath the Neon, about this elaborate subterranean world of beds with headboards, makeshift pantries, and even art on the … Continue reading →

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Tunnels beneath Vegas a refuge for homeless people

Posted on January 4, 2010 by admin

          January 4, 2010 OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press Writer interviews Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien, whose Beneath the Neon title continues to garner national and international media attention. LAS VEGAS — Underneath its glitzy casinos, far … Continue reading →

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