Events

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Join us for a reading with poets Devon Walker-Figueroa and Caleb Nolen. Devon Walker-Figueroa will be reading from her latest work, and Caleb Nolen will be reading from his debut poetry collection, Afterlight. This in-person event will be free and open to the public. We...

Join us for the fall 2026 Writers Reading series at Anne Arundel Community College. Caleb Nolen was born in Wisconsin and grew up in Pennsylvania and Maryland. He earned his bachelor’s degree from St. John’s College in Annapolis and his Master of Fine Arts degree...

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Panel: High Desert Perspectives  Through storytelling, local nonfiction writers share their experiences and give us personal and historical perspectives. Panelists: Vaughn Hadenfeldt, Robin Patten, Andy Gulliford, and Evelyn Begody Panel moderated by Stewart Aitchison Andy Gulliford is the author of Lonesome Landscapes: Stories from National Conservation...

Join Moudi Sbeity for a moderated conversation with Erin Geesaman Rabke exploring Habibi Means Beloved (University of Utah Press), a memoir that weaves together Sufi mysticism, Lebanese heritage, and a hard-won sense of belonging. Come for a story of survival and reconciliation, and stay for a...

University of Utah Press will be attending the 2026 Western History Association conference in Portland Oregon from  October 21st to 24th. Stop by our table to learn about our attending authors and upcoming projects. We hope to see you there!

University of Utah Press will be attending the 2026 Plains Anthropological Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska from October 21st to 24th. Come by our table to check out our recent publications in Plains archaeology and learn about exciting forthcoming projects! We hope to see you there.

The hidden stories of the public lands that unite us. While the National Park Service is widely known, far fewer Americans are familiar with the Bureau of Land Management’s vast National Conservation Lands—thirty-seven million acres spanning eleven western states and Alaska. Lonesome Landscapes is the...

Shane Murphy, author of John Hance: The Life, Lies, and Legend of Grand Canyon's Greatest Storyteller (University of Utah Press, 2020) will give a virtual book talk. The talk will stream on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/@GrandCanyonHistory  

Event Details Award-winning author and editor Andrew Gulliford will discuss his recent book Lonesome Landscapes: Stories from National Conservation Lands (University of Utah Press, 2026) and look at conservation case studies with a specific emphasis on New Mexico. This is the first book on the Bureau of...