During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’d like to highlight Teow Lim Goh, author of Western Journeys, a collection of essays that chart her journeys immigrating from Singapore and spending the last fifteen years living in and exploring the American West which was...
In preparation for the upcoming Society for American Archaeology 2025 conference, University of Utah Press is sharing more about Ten Steps for Recording Pictographs and Petroglyphs, designed to accommodate both the hobbyist and scholar archaeologist. Use code SAA35 on our website for 35% off! Dr....
For Black History Month the University of Utah Press would like to spotlight an event from Martin Luther King Jr. Week, sponsored by University of Utah and the J. Willard Marriott Library. On January 23, 2025, Pastor Emeritus France Davis, who walked with Martin Luther...
by Da Quanisha Parks The University of Utah Press is pleased to announce that Amy Tanner Thiriot has received the Evans Handcart Award for Slavery in Zion: A Documentary & Genealogical History of Black Lives & Black Servitude in Utah Territory, 1847–1862. The University of Utah...
by Jedediah Rogers & Da Quanisha Parks To celebrate 75 years of publishing, the University of Utah Press hosted a discussion on Mormon biographies. Biography, a popular genre within Mormon Studies and among the general public—is essential to the study of history, as it uses individuals as...
by Da Quanisha Parks At the University of Utah Press, we want to celebrate 75 years by honoring our current Acquisitions Editors for all the work they do. In this post, you will get to know Jedediah Rogers and Justin Bracken and learn a little bit...
by Dianne Van Dien Writing a book can seem a herculean and overwhelming task. Gaining perspectives from those who have successfully navigated the book-writing process was the premise behind all the questions in the survey I sent to University of Utah Press authors, and their answers...
by Da Quanisha Parks To commemorate Earth Day 2024 we're highlighting Gary Machlis, author of Sustainability for the Forgotten. We've asked him asked him some questions about what Earth Day is and what Sustainability for the Forgotten adds to it's legacy. Please enjoy this short...
by Dianne Van Dien When I emailed surveys to the cross-section of the press's authors, I had no idea how detailed their answers might be. But when the responses came in, I was pleasantly surprised that so many took time to offer thoughtful reflections about their...
by Dianne Van Dien Thus far we've focused on the challenges, hard work, and discipline required to write a book. So, lest you begin to think writing a book is all drudgery, this time we’ll take a look at what University of Utah Press authors who...