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Steven Simms (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Utah State University) First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming B192 JFSB Education in Zion Auditorium

One of the most foundational roles that civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. served in was as a religious leader. He first served as pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and then later became co-pastor, along with his father, of...

A new collection of essays, A Watershed Moment, reveals tensions between a culture of economic growth and personal freedom and the ecological, economic, and social constraints set by community values and the land itself. As Western communities come up against these limits, chapter authors highlight...

B192 JFSB (Education in Zion Auditorium)

Steve Kemp will visit City Lights on Thursday, August 14th to share his new book, An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Crusade to Save America's Wonderlands. America’s national parks are facing unprecedented challenges. With visitation pressures mounting and the National Park Service struggling...

This August, Kemp will be releasing his new book, An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands. The book focuses on how John D. Rockefeller Jr. collaborated with renowned NPS figures Horace Albright, Stephen Mather, and Arno Cammerer to establish...

The 2nd annual Southern Utah Book Festival will be held September 15-20, 2025, in Cedar City. Our website will update as we continue to solidify plans for this year. You can expect to engage with more of your favorite authors and illustrators during this free...

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The 17th annual Iowa City Book Festival will be held Oct. 5-12, 2025, at locations throughout downtown and beyond. It will showcase a dynamic mix of original events and collaborative programs with partner organizations, all celebrating the power of the written word and the exchange...

Malaprops Bookstore, Asheville, North Carolina with Nancy East!   Join us in store or live online when Steve Kemp presents his new book An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Crusade to Save America's Wonderlands, in conversation with Nancy East. This is a free hybrid event...