Biography
Matthew O’Brien is a Las Vegas-based author and journalist. He’s the author of Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas, a creative nonfiction book that chronicles his adventures in the city's storm drains, and a longtime writer for the alternative weekly CityLife. His nonfiction has been published in several magazines and newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, High Country News, the Tucson Weekly, the Reno News & Review and the Denver Post. Matt was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the Atlanta area. He has lived in Las Vegas since 1997.