After 17 years as director and over 30 years with the press, our director, Glenda Cotter, retired on June 30, 2026. Before she left, she wrote a letter for our Fall 2026 catalog. Read it below and see our Fall 2026 catalog here.The Dean of...
The University of Utah Press is pleased to announce that Brigham Daniels and Lincoln Davies, co-directors of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, will serve as the series editors...
Will Moore joins us today to discuss his new book, Southwestern National Monuments: Frank Pinkley and the Rise of the National Park System. Moore diligently explores the history as well as the quirky individuals who worked in some of the Southwest’s iconic national monuments. Under...
Kerry William Bate joins us today to answer a few questions about his new biography The Life and Times of John Steele, Mormon Kingdom Builder. Bate carefully documents Steele’s conversion to Mormonism and his deep involvement with the early days of Utah’s Mormon history, including...
by Mara Scallon The most recent addition to the University of Utah Press editorial team is John D. Moore, who began his position in July. In this post, you’ll get to know John and some of his favorite Press books. Stay up-to-date with our upcoming conferences...
This blog highlights Sustainable Capitalism, edited and curated by Inara Scott. Sustainable Capitalism offers an interdisciplinary approach to capitalism, asking if capitalism is sustainable and what that looks like in theory and practice. Scott curated this collection of essays to be implemented into courses —intended...
As Pride Month invites us to reflect on the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ equality, it’s essential to center voices that navigate the often-painful intersections of faith, identity, and institutional power. Two important works—I Spoke to You with Silence: Essays from Queer Mormons of Marginalized Genders...
Dr. Eddie Cole, Professor of Education and History at UCLA and author of the multi-prize-winning book The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom, gave the opening plenary at the recent annual meeting of The Association of University Presses, where he...
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....
