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....
We are featuring this title as part of our celebration of Women's History Month. Use the code WOMEN to get 35% off this book and others on our website. One of our newest titles is Betsy L. Howell’s Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the...
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...
As the University of Utah Press celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, we have looked backward and forward, contemplating how our small press continues to impact academia, publishing landscapes, and our communities in Utah and beyond. The University of Utah Press steps up every day as...
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 Hannah K New “Mom.” My daughter stops me outside of Marissa’s Books. “Why do you get so excited? They’re just books!” Sign for Marissa's bookstore located 3302 S 900 E. Millcreek, UT Instead of answering, I gasp, “Look! Charlotte’s Web!” And point to a classic book display. “Where?”...
My first date with my now husband was at Feldman’s Deli on the corner of 2700 South and 2000 East (best Reuben in Salt Lake City). I was trying to make a good impression but I practically squealed when I saw there was a bookstore...
by Hannah K. New I moved to SLC ten years ago and one thing that impressed me right off was the bounty of independent book stores. The large space at Wellers in Trolly Square, the cozy maze at the neighborhood's King’s English. Let’s not forget places...
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...