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The Writer’s Block is an independent bookseller, publisher, and literacy educator in downtown Las Vegas. It is the first independent bookstore in Las Vegas and the second in the state of Nevada. There is a retail bookshop, coffee shop, young writers’ workshop and artificial bird sanctuary.
The Writer’s Block was founded in late 2014 by married couple Scott Seeley and Drew Cohen, who moved to Las Vegas from New York City. Zappos founder Tony Hsieh, who, as part of his Downtown Project—a $350-million-dollar initiative to revitalize downtown Las Vegas—helped partially fund the Writer’s Block.
In 2014, the Writer’s Block was opened at 509 Fremont Street. In 2019, the Writer’s Block relocated to the Lucy, a new art center in downtown Las Vegas on 6th Street and Bonneville Avenue, established by philanthropist Beverly Rogers, who now partially owns the Writer’s Block. The location utilizes 3,000 square feet for bookselling and another 800 square feet for events.
For more info, visit thewritersblock.org
